Ecuador vs France: Gas reserves

Ecuador
10.90 billion cubic meters
in 2021
France
7.79 billion cubic meters
in 2021
Ecuador rank
77th
France rank
80th

Gas reserves over time

  • Ecuador
  • France
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B198020002021

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 10.90 billion cubic meters against 7.79 billion cubic meters in France, a difference of 3.11 billion cubic meters.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.4 times France's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.

Ecuador ranks 77th and France ranks 80th of 211 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador France Difference Ahead
1980s 110.74 billion cubic meters 75.39 billion cubic meters 35.35 billion cubic meters Ecuador
1990s 108.15 billion cubic meters 29.26 billion cubic meters 78.89 billion cubic meters Ecuador
2000s 44.97 billion cubic meters 12.40 billion cubic meters 32.57 billion cubic meters Ecuador
2010s 8.66 billion cubic meters 8.26 billion cubic meters 402.10 million cubic meters Ecuador
2020s 10.90 billion cubic meters 7.90 billion cubic meters 3.00 billion cubic meters Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, Ecuador or France?
Ecuador, at 10.90 billion cubic meters against 7.79 billion cubic meters in France as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves between Ecuador and France?
3.11 billion cubic meters, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and France?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Ecuador and France rank globally for gas reserves?
Ecuador ranks 77th and France ranks 80th 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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Indicator
Gas reserves
Unit
cubic meters
Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 8,321 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.