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Gas reserves in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Gas reserves was 991.09 million cubic meters in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
991.09 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 215 countries
All-time high
29.96 billion cubic meters
in 1992
All-time low
849.50 million cubic meters
in 1985
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Gas reserves in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1980–2021

010.0B20.0B30.0B1980200020211980: 1.4B cubic meters1981: 1.4B cubic meters1982: 1.4B cubic meters1983: 1.4B cubic meters1984: 1.1B cubic meters1985: 849.5M cubic meters1986: 849.5M cubic meters1987: 849.5M cubic meters1988: 849.5M cubic meters1989: 849.5M cubic meters1990: 849.5M cubic meters1991: 849.5M cubic meters1992: 30.0B cubic meters1993: 30.0B cubic meters1994: 28.3B cubic meters1995: 1.4B cubic meters1996: 1.4B cubic meters1997: 991.1M cubic meters1998: 991.1M cubic meters1999: 991.1M cubic meters2000: 991.1M cubic meters2001: 991.1M cubic meters2002: 991.1M cubic meters2003: 991.1M cubic meters2004: 991.1M cubic meters2005: 991.1M cubic meters2006: 991.1M cubic meters2007: 991.1M cubic meters2008: 991.1M cubic meters2009: 991.1M cubic meters2010: 991.1M cubic meters2011: 991.1M cubic meters2012: 991.1M cubic meters2013: 991.1M cubic meters2014: 991.1M cubic meters2015: 991.1M cubic meters2016: 991.1M cubic meters2017: 991.1M cubic meters2018: 991.1M cubic meters2019: 991.1M cubic meters2020: 991.1M cubic meters2021: 991.1M cubic meters

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gas reserves in Democratic Republic of Congo is 991.09 million cubic meters, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, gas reserves in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 29.96 billion cubic meters in 1992 and was at its lowest, 849.50 million cubic meters, in 1985.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th of 215 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 in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Year cubic meters Change
1980 1.42 billion cubic meters —
1981 1.42 billion cubic meters +0.0%
1982 1.42 billion cubic meters +0.0%
1983 1.36 billion cubic meters -4.0%
1984 1.13 billion cubic meters -16.7%
1985 849.50 million cubic meters -25.0%
1986 849.50 million cubic meters +0.0%
1987 849.50 million cubic meters +0.0%
1988 849.50 million cubic meters +0.0%
1989 849.50 million cubic meters +0.0%
1990 849.50 million cubic meters +0.0%
1991 849.50 million cubic meters +0.0%
1992 29.96 billion cubic meters +3426.7%
1993 29.96 billion cubic meters +0.0%
1994 28.32 billion cubic meters -5.5%
1995 1.42 billion cubic meters -95.0%
1996 1.42 billion cubic meters +0.0%
1997 991.09 million cubic meters -30.0%
1998 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
1999 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2000 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2001 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2002 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2003 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2004 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2005 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2006 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2007 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2008 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2009 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2010 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2011 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2012 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2013 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2014 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2015 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2016 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2017 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2018 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2019 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2020 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%
2021 991.09 million cubic meters +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.10 billion cubic meters 849.50 million cubic meters 1.42 billion cubic meters 10
1990s 9.57 billion cubic meters 849.50 million cubic meters 29.96 billion cubic meters 10
2000s 991.09 million cubic meters 991.09 million cubic meters 991.09 million cubic meters 10
2010s 991.09 million cubic meters 991.09 million cubic meters 991.09 million cubic meters 10
2020s 991.09 million cubic meters 991.09 million cubic meters 991.09 million cubic meters 2

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  6. 101 American Samoa 0 cubic meters
  7. 101 Antarctica 0 cubic meters
  8. 101 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cubic meters
  9. 101 Armenia 0 cubic meters
  10. 101 Aruba 0 cubic meters
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  14. 101 Bhutan 0 cubic meters
  15. 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cubic meters
  16. 101 Botswana 0 cubic meters
  17. 101 British Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters
  18. 101 Burkina Faso 0 cubic meters
  19. 101 Burundi 0 cubic meters
  20. 101 Cambodia 0 cubic meters
  21. 101 Cape Verde 0 cubic meters
  22. 101 Cayman Islands 0 cubic meters
  23. 101 Central African Republic 0 cubic meters
  24. 101 Chad 0 cubic meters
  25. 101 Comoros 0 cubic meters
  26. 101 Cook Islands 0 cubic meters
  27. 101 Costa Rica 0 cubic meters
  28. 101 Cyprus 0 cubic meters
  29. 101 Djibouti 0 cubic meters
  30. 101 Dominica 0 cubic meters
  31. 101 Dominican Republic 0 cubic meters
  32. 101 East Timor 0 cubic meters
  33. 101 El Salvador 0 cubic meters
  34. 101 Eritrea 0 cubic meters
  35. 101 Estonia 0 cubic meters
  36. 101 Eswatini 0 cubic meters
  37. 101 Falkland Islands 0 cubic meters
  38. 101 Faroe Islands 0 cubic meters
  39. 101 Fiji 0 cubic meters
  40. 101 Finland 0 cubic meters
  41. 101 French Guiana 0 cubic meters
  42. 101 French Polynesia 0 cubic meters
  43. 101 Gambia 0 cubic meters
  44. 101 Gibraltar 0 cubic meters
  45. 101 Greenland 0 cubic meters
  46. 101 Grenada 0 cubic meters
  47. 101 Guadeloupe 0 cubic meters
  48. 101 Guam 0 cubic meters
  49. 101 Guatemala 0 cubic meters compare
  50. 101 Guinea 0 cubic meters
  51. 101 Guinea-Bissau 0 cubic meters
  52. 101 Guyana 0 cubic meters
  53. 101 Haiti 0 cubic meters
  54. 101 Honduras 0 cubic meters
  55. 101 Hong Kong 0 cubic meters
  56. 101 Iceland 0 cubic meters
  57. 101 Jamaica 0 cubic meters
  58. 101 Kenya 0 cubic meters
  59. 101 Kiribati 0 cubic meters
  60. 101 Laos 0 cubic meters
  61. 101 Latvia 0 cubic meters
  62. 101 Lebanon 0 cubic meters
  63. 101 Lesotho 0 cubic meters
  64. 101 Liberia 0 cubic meters
  65. 101 Lithuania 0 cubic meters
  66. 101 Luxembourg 0 cubic meters
  67. 101 Macao 0 cubic meters
  68. 101 Madagascar 0 cubic meters compare
  69. 101 Malawi 0 cubic meters
  70. 101 Maldives 0 cubic meters
  71. 101 Mali 0 cubic meters
  72. 101 Malta 0 cubic meters
  73. 101 Martinique 0 cubic meters
  74. 101 Mauritius 0 cubic meters
  75. 101 Moldova 0 cubic meters
  76. 101 Mongolia 0 cubic meters
  77. 101 Montenegro 0 cubic meters
  78. 101 Montserrat 0 cubic meters
  79. 101 Nauru 0 cubic meters
  80. 101 Nepal 0 cubic meters
  81. 101 Netherlands Antilles 0 cubic meters
  82. 101 New Caledonia 0 cubic meters
  83. 101 Nicaragua 0 cubic meters
  84. 101 Niger 0 cubic meters
  85. 101 Niue 0 cubic meters
  86. 101 North Korea 0 cubic meters
  87. 101 North Macedonia 0 cubic meters
  88. 101 Palestine 0 cubic meters
  89. 101 Panama 0 cubic meters
  90. 101 Paraguay 0 cubic meters
  91. 101 Portugal 0 cubic meters
  92. 101 Puerto Rico 0 cubic meters
  93. 101 Reunion 0 cubic meters
  94. 101 Saint Helena 0 cubic meters
  95. 101 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cubic meters
  96. 101 Saint Lucia 0 cubic meters
  97. 101 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 cubic meters
  98. 101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cubic meters
  99. 101 Samoa 0 cubic meters
  100. 101 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cubic meters
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  102. 101 Seychelles 0 cubic meters
  103. 101 Sierra Leone 0 cubic meters
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  105. 101 Slovenia 0 cubic meters
  106. 101 Solomon Islands 0 cubic meters
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  108. 101 Sri Lanka 0 cubic meters
  109. 101 Suriname 0 cubic meters
  110. 101 Sweden 0 cubic meters
  111. 101 Switzerland 0 cubic meters compare
  112. 101 Togo 0 cubic meters
  113. 101 Tonga 0 cubic meters
  114. 101 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cubic meters
  115. 101 United States Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters
  116. 101 Uruguay 0 cubic meters
  117. 101 Vanuatu 0 cubic meters
  118. 101 Western Sahara 0 cubic meters
  119. 101 Zambia 0 cubic meters
  120. 101 Zimbabwe 0 cubic meters

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Frequently asked questions

What is gas reserves in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Gas reserves in Democratic Republic of Congo was 991.09 million cubic meters in 2021, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest gas reserves recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 29.96 billion cubic meters in 1992.
What is the lowest gas reserves recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 849.50 million cubic meters in 1985.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for gas reserves?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2021.
Is gas reserves rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gas reserves
Unit
cubic meters
Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 8,321 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.