Gas reserves, per unit of GDP in South Africa
South Africa: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP was 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2014)
0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
World rank
99th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4612 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 1989
All-time low
0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2013
Years of data
33
1982–2014
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP in South Africa, 1982–2014
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2014, gas reserves, per unit of gdp in South Africa stood at 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per unit of gdp in South Africa peaked at 0.4612 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
South Africa ranks 99th of 197 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 unit of GDP in South Africa, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0933 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.1177 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1335 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1538 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3818 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +148.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2901 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2669 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4612 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +72.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3954 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3686 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3468 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3655 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1739 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -52.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1581 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1664 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1508 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1529 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1458 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1455 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1631 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -99.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.078 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +83647.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0727 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0515 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0335 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0262 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0345 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2373 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0933 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.4612 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.2424 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1458 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.3954 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0512 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1631 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0189 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 96 South Korea 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
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- 98 Spain 0.0017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Aruba 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Armenia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 American Samoa 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Burundi 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Belgium 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Burkina Faso 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Belize 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Bermuda 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Bhutan 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Botswana 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Central African Republic 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Switzerland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Comoros 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Cape Verde 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Costa Rica 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Cayman Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Cyprus 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Djibouti 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Dominica 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Dominican Republic 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Eritrea 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Estonia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Finland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Fiji 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Faroe Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Guinea 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Gambia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Grenada 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Greenland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Guatemala 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Guam 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Guyana 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Hong Kong 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Honduras 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Haiti 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Iceland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Jamaica 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Kenya 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Cambodia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Kiribati 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Laos 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Lebanon 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Liberia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Saint Lucia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Sri Lanka 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Lesotho 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Lithuania 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Luxembourg 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Latvia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Macao 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Moldova 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Madagascar 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Maldives 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 North Macedonia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Mali 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Malta 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Montenegro 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Mongolia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Mauritius 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Malawi 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 New Caledonia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Niger 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Nicaragua 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Nepal 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Nauru 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Panama 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Puerto Rico 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Portugal 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Paraguay 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Palestine 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 French Polynesia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Senegal 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Singapore 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Solomon Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Sierra Leone 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 El Salvador 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Suriname 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Slovenia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Sweden 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Eswatini 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Seychelles 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Chad 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Togo 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 East Timor 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Tonga 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Uruguay 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 United States Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Vanuatu 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Samoa 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Zambia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 99 Zimbabwe 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.3095 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per unit of gdp in South Africa?
- Gas reserves, per unit of gdp in South Africa was 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4612 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does South Africa rank for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
- South Africa ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gas reserves, per unit of gdp 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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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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.