Gas reserves, per square kilometre in China
China: Gas reserves, per square kilometre was 708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Gas reserves, per square kilometre in China, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, gas reserves, per square kilometre in China stood at 708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 119.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per square kilometre in China peaked at 708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73,595 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places China 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86,655 cubic meters per square kilometre | 73,595 cubic meters per square kilometre | 95,614 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,667 cubic meters per square kilometre | 106,472 cubic meters per square kilometre | 177,956 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 180,430 cubic meters per square kilometre | 145,683 cubic meters per square kilometre | 241,297 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 470,979 cubic meters per square kilometre | 322,735 cubic meters per square kilometre | 641,293 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 690,674 cubic meters per square kilometre | 672,558 cubic meters per square kilometre | 708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 746,753 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 38 Indonesia 744,220 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 39 Denmark 738,362 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 41 Cuba 682,005 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 42 Serbia 572,465 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 43 India 464,356 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for China
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- Gas production 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per square kilometre in China?
- Gas reserves, per square kilometre in China was 708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 708,789 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,595 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does China rank for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gas reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gas reserves divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gas reserves ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gas reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.