Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital, natural gas

Iraq
16.12 billion current US$
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
11.63 billion current US$
in 2020
Iraq rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
18th

Nonrenewable natural capital, natural gas over time

  • Iraq
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B199520072020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 16.12 billion current US$ against 11.63 billion current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4.48 billion current US$.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 83 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 2.76 billion current US$ 91.31 million current US$ 2.67 billion current US$ Iraq
2000s 5.24 billion current US$ 136.57 million current US$ 5.10 billion current US$ Iraq
2010s 13.06 billion current US$ 6.96 billion current US$ 6.10 billion current US$ Iraq
2020s 16.12 billion current US$ 11.63 billion current US$ 4.48 billion current US$ Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, natural gas, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
Iraq, at 16.12 billion current US$ against 11.63 billion current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, natural gas between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
4.48 billion current US$, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, natural gas?
Iraq ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, natural gas (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital, natural gas (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 2,069 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed