Azerbaijan vs Egypt: Gas reserves
Azerbaijan
1.70 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Egypt
1.78 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
21st
Egypt rank
19th
Gas reserves over time
- Azerbaijan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.78 trillion cubic meters against 1.70 trillion cubic meters in Azerbaijan, a difference of 84.95 billion cubic meters.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 21st and Egypt ranks 19th of 211 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124.59 billion cubic meters | 750.19 billion cubic meters | 625.60 billion cubic meters | Egypt |
| 2000s | 632.03 billion cubic meters | 1.46 trillion cubic meters | 826.40 billion cubic meters | Egypt |
| 2010s | 948.61 billion cubic meters | 2.05 trillion cubic meters | 1.10 trillion cubic meters | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.56 trillion cubic meters | 1.78 trillion cubic meters | 226.53 billion cubic meters | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, Azerbaijan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.78 trillion cubic meters against 1.70 trillion cubic meters in Azerbaijan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves between Azerbaijan and Egypt?
- 84.95 billion cubic meters, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Egypt?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Egypt rank globally for gas reserves?
- Azerbaijan ranks 21st and Egypt ranks 19th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.