Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Oil reserves

Equatorial Guinea
174.89 million cubic meters
in 2021
Gabon
317.98 million cubic meters
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
39th
Gabon rank
37th

Oil reserves over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 317.98 million cubic meters against 174.89 million cubic meters in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 143.09 million cubic meters.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.8 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Gabon ranks 37th of 215 countries.

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About this data

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.