Gas reserves, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Gas reserves, per capita was 0 cubic meters per person in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2014)
0 cubic meters per person
World rank
99th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1,258 cubic meters per person
in 1989
All-time low
0 cubic meters per person
in 2013
Years of data
33
1982–2014
Gas reserves, per capita in South Africa, 1982–2014
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 cubic meters per person for gas reserves, per capita in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per capita in South Africa peaked at 1,258 cubic meters per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 cubic meters per person, in 2013.
South Africa ranks 99th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gas reserves, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 253.47 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1983 | 345.97 cubic meters per person | +36.5% |
| 1984 | 334.19 cubic meters per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 282.83 cubic meters per person | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 774.05 cubic meters per person | +173.7% |
| 1987 | 750.29 cubic meters per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 721.16 cubic meters per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,258 cubic meters per person | +74.4% |
| 1990 | 1,223 cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,196 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1,201 cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,243 cubic meters per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 606.83 cubic meters per person | -51.2% |
| 1995 | 609.67 cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 601.82 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 558.07 cubic meters per person | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 506.01 cubic meters per person | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 472.65 cubic meters per person | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 468.35 cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 464.34 cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5897 cubic meters per person | -99.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5838 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.578 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5722 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5664 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 514.46 cubic meters per person | +90736.5% |
| 2008 | 449.84 cubic meters per person | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 328.45 cubic meters per person | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 267.24 cubic meters per person | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 226.55 cubic meters per person | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 279.05 cubic meters per person | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 0 cubic meters per person | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 cubic meters per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 589.95 cubic meters per person | 253.47 cubic meters per person | 1,258 cubic meters per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 821.72 cubic meters per person | 472.65 cubic meters per person | 1,243 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 222.83 cubic meters per person | 0.5664 cubic meters per person | 514.46 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.57 cubic meters per person | 0 cubic meters per person | 279.05 cubic meters per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 96 Türkiye 45.09 cubic meters per person compare
- 97 Morocco 39.08 cubic meters per person compare
- 98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 cubic meters per person compare
- 99 Aruba 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Armenia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 American Samoa 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Burundi 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Belgium 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Burkina Faso 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Belize 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Bermuda 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Bhutan 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Botswana 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Central African Republic 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Switzerland 0 cubic meters per person compare
- 99 Comoros 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Cape Verde 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Costa Rica 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Cayman Islands 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Cyprus 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Djibouti 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Dominica 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Dominican Republic 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Eritrea 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Estonia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Finland 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Fiji 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Faroe Islands 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Gibraltar 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Guinea 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Gambia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Grenada 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Greenland 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Guatemala 0 cubic meters per person compare
- 99 Guam 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Guyana 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Hong Kong, China 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Honduras 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Haiti 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Iceland 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Jamaica 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Kenya 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Cambodia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Kiribati 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Lebanon 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Liberia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Saint Lucia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Sri Lanka 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Lesotho 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Lithuania 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Luxembourg 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Latvia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Macau, China 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Republic of Moldova 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Madagascar 0 cubic meters per person compare
- 99 Maldives 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 North Macedonia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Mali 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Malta 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Montenegro 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Mongolia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Mauritius 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Malawi 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 New Caledonia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Niger 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Nicaragua 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Nepal 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Naoero 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Panama 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Puerto Rico 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Portugal 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Paraguay 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Palestine, State of 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 French Polynesia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Senegal 0 cubic meters per person compare
- 99 Singapore 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Solomon Islands 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Sierra Leone 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 El Salvador 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Suriname 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Slovenia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Sweden 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Eswatini 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Seychelles 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Chad 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Togo 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Timor-Leste 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Tonga 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Uruguay 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 British Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 United States Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Vanuatu 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Samoa 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Zambia 0 cubic meters per person
- 99 Zimbabwe 0 cubic meters per person
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 30.3% (2025)
- Gas production 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per capita in South Africa?
- Gas reserves, per capita in South Africa was 0 cubic meters per person in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,258 cubic meters per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cubic meters per person in 2013.
- How does South Africa rank for gas reserves, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gas reserves, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gas reserves, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.