Gas reserves, per capita by country
Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
103
Highest
9.53 million cubic meters per person
Qatar
Lowest
0 cubic meters per person
South Africa
Median
5,036 cubic meters per person
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
7,721
What the numbers show
Gas reserves, per capita is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 9.53 million cubic meters per person in Qatar; the lowest is 0 cubic meters per person in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,036 cubic meters per person, and the mean is 157,599 cubic meters per person.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 1,557.4%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).
Gas reserves, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 9.53 million cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 1.60 million cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 636,115 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Brunei Darussalam | 576,717 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 5 | Kuwait | 409,084 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 6 | Iran | 384,232 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 330,268 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 306,091 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 285,571 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 217,952 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 11 | Libya | 210,908 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 12 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 200,933 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 167,592 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 14 | Oman | 144,717 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 125,679 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 121,909 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 17 | Algeria | 100,621 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 18 | Mozambique | 89,306 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1,557.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Iraq | 86,576 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 79,036 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 166.6% | falling |
| 21 | Bahrain | 54,098 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 54,057 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 53,750 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 24 | Congo | 48,198 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 25 | United States | 39,746 cubic meters per person | 2020 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 34,692 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 27 | Nigeria | 26,362 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25,382 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 24,930 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Namibia | 22,165 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 31 | Israel | 18,782 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 18,289 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Egypt | 16,078 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Yemen | 12,885 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 11,934 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11,128 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 37 | Gabon | 10,937 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 38 | Angola | 9,933 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 9,053 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 8,750 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands | 7,563 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 90.9% | falling |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 7,070 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 224.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 7,044 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 6,424 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 45 | Cuba | 6,365 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 46 | New Zealand | 6,126 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritania | 5,980 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 48 | Romania | 5,516 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | 5,406 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Indonesia | 5,089 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 51 | Denmark | 5,043 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 52 | Chile | 5,036 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 53 | Cameroon | 5,018 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 54 | China (People’s Republic of) | 4,711 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Rwanda | 4,241 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 2,697 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 2,599 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 58 | Poland | 2,474 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 59 | Pakistan | 2,473 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 60 | Georgia | 2,291 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 61 | Albania | 2,286 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 681.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 1,939 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 1,927 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 64 | Sudan | 1,767 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 65 | Brazil | 1,737 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 66 | Colombia | 1,715 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 67 | Mexico | 1,413 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 1,239 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 69 | India | 976.25 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | 955.37 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 871.28 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 870.31 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 826.62 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 74 | Italy | 773.85 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 753.27 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 696.63 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 616.54 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 568.22 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 79 | Austria | 562.81 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 80 | Jordan | 545.03 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Barbados | 401.45 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 82 | Hungary | 388.11 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Czechia | 377.35 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 84 | Somalia | 327.9 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 85 | Uganda | 308.39 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Belarus | 304.4 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 87 | Germany | 281.14 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 204.02 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 89 | Japan | 166.28 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 90 | Korea | 136.75 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 589.0% | volatile |
| 91 | France | 114.78 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 103.66 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 93.76 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Benin | 84.44 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 95 | Spain | 53.72 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Türkiye | 45.09 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 39.08 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 0 cubic meters per person | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Guatemala | 0 cubic meters per person | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Madagascar | 0 cubic meters per person | 2014 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 99 | Senegal | 0 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | South Africa | 0 cubic meters per person | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gas reserves ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gas reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.