Egypt vs Kazakhstan: Gas reserves
Egypt
1.78 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Kazakhstan
2.41 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Egypt rank
19th
Kazakhstan rank
16th
Gas reserves over time
- Egypt
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 2.41 trillion cubic meters against 1.78 trillion cubic meters in Egypt, a difference of 622.97 billion cubic meters.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 19th and Kazakhstan ranks 16th of 211 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 750.19 billion cubic meters | 1.84 trillion cubic meters | 1.09 trillion cubic meters | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.46 trillion cubic meters | 2.10 trillion cubic meters | 637.01 billion cubic meters | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 2.05 trillion cubic meters | 2.41 trillion cubic meters | 354.24 billion cubic meters | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.78 trillion cubic meters | 2.41 trillion cubic meters | 622.97 billion cubic meters | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, Egypt or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 2.41 trillion cubic meters against 1.78 trillion cubic meters in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves between Egypt and Kazakhstan?
- 622.97 billion cubic meters, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kazakhstan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Kazakhstan rank globally for gas reserves?
- Egypt ranks 19th and Kazakhstan ranks 16th 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.