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

Papua New Guinea
7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.58 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 9.53 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 42.1 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 32.57 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 53.76 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 37.56 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 16.2 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 60.52 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 23.66 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 36.86 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 8.72 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 11.28 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 2.56 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 7.48 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 10.7 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 3.22 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
2.58 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd 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.