France vs Korea: Gas reserves

France
7.79 billion cubic meters
in 2021
Korea
7.08 billion cubic meters
in 2021
France rank
80th
Korea rank
81st

Gas reserves over time

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

How they compare

France currently reports 7.79 billion cubic meters against 7.08 billion cubic meters in Korea, a difference of 707.92 million cubic meters.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.

France ranks 80th and Korea ranks 81st of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 75.39 billion cubic meters 0 cubic meters 75.39 billion cubic meters France
1990s 29.26 billion cubic meters 0 cubic meters 29.26 billion cubic meters France
2000s 11.62 billion cubic meters 1.40 billion cubic meters 10.21 billion cubic meters France
2010s 8.26 billion cubic meters 5.65 billion cubic meters 2.61 billion cubic meters France
2020s 7.90 billion cubic meters 7.08 billion cubic meters 821.19 million cubic meters France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, France or Korea?
France, at 7.79 billion cubic meters against 7.08 billion cubic meters in Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves between France and Korea?
707.92 million cubic meters, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Korea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do France and Korea rank globally for gas reserves?
France ranks 80th and Korea ranks 81st 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.