Bahrain vs Papua New Guinea: Oil reserves

Bahrain
29.65 million cubic meters
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
25.38 million cubic meters
in 2021
Bahrain rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
60th

Oil reserves over time

  • Bahrain
  • Papua New Guinea
020.0M40.0M60.0M198020002021

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 29.65 million cubic meters against 25.38 million cubic meters in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4.27 million cubic meters.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 23.26 million cubic meters 17.97 million cubic meters 5.30 million cubic meters Bahrain
1990s 22.76 million cubic meters 43.81 million cubic meters 21.04 million cubic meters Papua New Guinea
2000s 20.55 million cubic meters 36.68 million cubic meters 16.13 million cubic meters Papua New Guinea
2010s 19.54 million cubic meters 24.93 million cubic meters 5.39 million cubic meters Papua New Guinea
2020s 22.35 million cubic meters 25.26 million cubic meters 2.92 million cubic meters Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, Bahrain or Papua New Guinea?
Bahrain, at 29.65 million cubic meters against 25.38 million cubic meters in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves between Bahrain and Papua New Guinea?
4.27 million cubic meters, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Bahrain and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil reserves?
Bahrain ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil 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
216 places, 8,283 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. Includes crude oil and lease condensate.