Spain vs Turkey: Gas reserves
Spain
2.55 billion cubic meters
in 2021
Turkey
3.79 billion cubic meters
in 2021
Spain rank
95th
Turkey rank
92nd
Gas reserves over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 3.79 billion cubic meters against 2.55 billion cubic meters in Spain, a difference of 1.25 billion cubic meters.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 95th and Turkey ranks 92nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.75 billion cubic meters | 19.01 billion cubic meters | 18.74 billion cubic meters | Spain |
| 1990s | 17.73 billion cubic meters | 14.90 billion cubic meters | 2.83 billion cubic meters | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.08 billion cubic meters | 8.59 billion cubic meters | 6.51 billion cubic meters | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.55 billion cubic meters | 5.62 billion cubic meters | 3.08 billion cubic meters | Turkey |
| 2020s | 2.55 billion cubic meters | 3.79 billion cubic meters | 1.25 billion cubic meters | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, Spain or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 3.79 billion cubic meters against 2.55 billion cubic meters in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves between Spain and Turkey?
- 1.25 billion cubic meters, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for gas reserves?
- Spain ranks 95th and Turkey ranks 92nd of 215 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.