Gas reserves, per unit of GDP by country
Gas reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
103
Highest
430.11 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Turkmenistan
Lowest
0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
South Africa
Median
0.6123 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
7,394
What the numbers show
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 430.11 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6123 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 13.03 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 1,909.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 430.11 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 175.14 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 1,909.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 132.76 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 100.22 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 526.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 83.44 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 77.3% | falling |
| 6 | Libya | 42.73 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 30.99 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 26.13 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Algeria | 24.18 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 22.68 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Yemen | 22.15 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Congo | 19.16 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.6 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 14 | Iraq | 17.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.16 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 353.5% | volatile |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 14.42 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.3 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 12.21 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Kuwait | 12.03 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.38 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 560.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 9.6 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 23 | Nigeria | 9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Oman | 7.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.33 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Ukraine | 5.53 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Rwanda | 5.03 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Namibia | 5.02 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Angola | 4.38 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 77.6% | falling |
| 31 | Egypt | 4.2 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 3.48 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 3.18 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritania | 3.07 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 35 | Cameroon | 3 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 2.96 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Sudan | 2.48 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Australia | 2.07 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Bahrain | 1.99 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 1.91 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 1.7 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 1.38 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Gabon | 1.34 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 1.33 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Indonesia | 1.19 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 1.02 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.8148 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 0.7276 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 49 | Cuba | 0.6594 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 0.6336 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 51 | United States of America | 0.6165 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6123 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Somalia | 0.5972 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Georgia | 0.4506 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 55 | India | 0.4359 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.389 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 0.37 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 58 | China | 0.3656 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Croatia | 0.3611 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Israel | 0.3594 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Uganda | 0.3493 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Albania | 0.3156 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 382.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 0.3105 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 0.3034 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | 0.2849 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Colombia | 0.2756 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.2732 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 0.2501 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 0.2285 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 0.2179 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 71 | Mexico | 0.137 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Poland | 0.1328 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Netherlands | 0.1258 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 74 | New Zealand | 0.1228 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 0.119 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Slovak Republic | 0.1175 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 0.1017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0922 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Denmark | 0.0727 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 0.0671 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | 0.064 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 82 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0566 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Belarus | 0.0406 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Italy | 0.021 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Hungary | 0.0204 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Barbados | 0.019 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Ireland | 0.0187 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0168 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Czechia | 0.0136 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Austria | 0.0105 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Morocco | 0.0102 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Germany | 0.0054 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 0.0045 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Türkiye | 0.0045 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Japan | 0.004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Korea | 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 380.7% | volatile |
| 97 | France | 0.0026 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Spain | 0.0017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Guatemala | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Madagascar | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 99 | Senegal | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | South Africa | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Gas reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gas reserves ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Gas reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Gas reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.