India vs Libya: Gas reserves

India
1.38 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Libya
1.50 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
India rank
24th
Libya rank
22nd

Gas reserves over time

  • India
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.50 trillion cubic meters against 1.38 trillion cubic meters in India, a difference of 124.25 billion cubic meters.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

India ranks 24th and Libya ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Libya Difference Ahead
1980s 432.98 billion cubic meters 648.51 billion cubic meters 215.53 billion cubic meters Libya
1990s 667.06 billion cubic meters 1.23 trillion cubic meters 562.17 billion cubic meters Libya
2000s 880.56 billion cubic meters 1.40 trillion cubic meters 517.67 billion cubic meters Libya
2010s 1.24 trillion cubic meters 1.52 trillion cubic meters 277.01 billion cubic meters Libya
2020s 1.36 trillion cubic meters 1.50 trillion cubic meters 144.78 billion cubic meters Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, India or Libya?
Libya, at 1.50 trillion cubic meters against 1.38 trillion cubic meters in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves between India and Libya?
124.25 billion cubic meters, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Libya?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do India and Libya rank globally for gas reserves?
India ranks 24th and Libya ranks 22nd of 214 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

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.