Gas reserves, per square kilometre in United States
United States: Gas reserves, per square kilometre was 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gas reserves, per square kilometre in United States, 1980–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, gas reserves, per square kilometre in United States stood at 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 1.47 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 502,140 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 1994.
United States ranks 28th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gas reserves, per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 621,424 cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 615,316 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 623,691 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 623,016 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 619,105 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 610,498 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 597,841 cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 592,328 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 578,803 cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 519,481 cubic meters per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 516,674 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 523,569 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 516,507 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 510,179 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 502,140 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 506,537 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 510,583 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 514,689 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 517,005 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 507,167 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 517,404 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 548,375 cubic meters per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 567,022 cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 577,796 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 584,280 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 595,002 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 631,695 cubic meters per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 652,403 cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 735,907 cubic meters per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 757,360 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 843,582 cubic meters per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 943,000 cubic meters per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 953,560 cubic meters per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 952,612 cubic meters per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 997,511 cubic meters per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million cubic meters per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas reserves, per square kilometre in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +36.1% | 997,511 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.36 million cubic meters per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 600,150 cubic meters per square kilometre | 519,481 cubic meters per square kilometre | 623,691 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 512,505 cubic meters per square kilometre | 502,140 cubic meters per square kilometre | 523,569 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 616,724 cubic meters per square kilometre | 517,404 cubic meters per square kilometre | 757,360 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 843,582 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.47 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 25 Ukraine 1.91 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 26 Algeria 1.89 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 27 Egypt 1.79 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 29 Syria 1.31 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 30 Myanmar 976,189 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 31 Bangladesh 970,216 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for United States
- 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 1.94 % 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per square kilometre in United States?
- Gas reserves, per square kilometre in United States was 1.44 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 502,140 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does United States rank for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gas reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.