Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Iran
Iran: Gas reserves, per square kilometre was 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 200 countries
All-time high
20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
7.82 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 1987
Years of data
42
1980–2021
Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Iran, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gas reserves, per square kilometre in Iran is 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per square kilometre in Iran peaked at 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.82 million cubic meters per square kilometre, in 1987.
That places Iran 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Iran, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.52 million cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 8.43 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 8.41 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 8.39 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 8.35 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 8.32 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 8.17 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 7.82 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 8.51 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 8.60 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 8.69 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 10.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1992 | 10.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.16 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 12.69 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 12.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 12.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.08 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 14.12 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.12 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.12 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.12 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.12 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.34 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 16.34 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.88 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.93 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.48 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.24 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 18.18 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 18.18 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.31 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 20.64 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 20.74 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.65 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.78 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.84 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,953 cubic meters per square kilometre, 1501.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.31 million cubic meters per square kilometre, 16.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.35 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 7.82 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 8.60 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.13 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 8.69 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 14.12 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.67 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 14.12 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 17.24 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.21 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 18.18 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 20.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.92 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 20.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 58.10 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 6 Brunei 49.43 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 24.10 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 20.56 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 10 Iraq 8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 11 Israel 8.13 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Iran
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per square kilometre in Iran?
- Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Iran was 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 20.95 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.82 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Iran rank for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.