Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Rwanda
5.03 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Rwanda rank
28th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 5.03 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 1.98 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Rwanda ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 9.53 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 21.4 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 11.88 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1990s 53.76 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 35.38 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 18.38 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 60.52 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 20.72 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 39.8 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 8.72 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 7.02 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 1.7 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.48 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 5.22 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 2.26 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 5.03 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
1.98 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 7,394 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Gas reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.