Libya vs Norway: Gas reserves
Libya
1.50 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Norway
1.54 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Libya rank
22nd
Norway rank
21st
Gas reserves over time
- Libya
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.54 trillion cubic meters against 1.50 trillion cubic meters in Libya, a difference of 39.59 billion cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 648.51 billion cubic meters | 2.04 trillion cubic meters | 1.39 trillion cubic meters | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.23 trillion cubic meters | 1.71 trillion cubic meters | 482.52 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.40 trillion cubic meters | 1.93 trillion cubic meters | 534.62 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.52 trillion cubic meters | 1.99 trillion cubic meters | 465.24 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.50 trillion cubic meters | 1.58 trillion cubic meters | 78.14 billion cubic meters | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, Libya or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.54 trillion cubic meters against 1.50 trillion cubic meters in Libya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves between Libya and Norway?
- 39.59 billion cubic meters, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Norway?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Libya and Norway rank globally for gas reserves?
- Libya ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 21st 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
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.