Russian Federation vs Turkmenistan: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Russian Federation
0.007 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Turkmenistan
0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Russian Federation rank
26th
Turkmenistan rank
28th

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Turkmenistan
00.010.020.030.04199720092021

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.007 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0034 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.9 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 26th and Turkmenistan ranks 28th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.029 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0347 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0057 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan
2000s 0.0159 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0137 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0021 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Russian Federation
2010s 0.007 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0039 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Russian Federation
2020s 0.0077 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0042 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Russian Federation or Turkmenistan?
Russian Federation, at 0.007 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Turkmenistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?
0.0034 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and Turkmenistan rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Russian Federation ranks 26th and Turkmenistan ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,375 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.