Algeria vs United States: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Algeria
814.38 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
United States
818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2020
Algeria rank
32nd
United States rank
31st

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • United States
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

United States currently reports 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 814.38 cubic meters per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 4.37 cubic meters per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 32nd and United States ranks 31st of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria United States Difference Ahead
1980s 580.08 cubic meters per square kilometre 516.25 cubic meters per square kilometre 63.83 cubic meters per square kilometre Algeria
1990s 614.12 cubic meters per square kilometre 429.15 cubic meters per square kilometre 184.97 cubic meters per square kilometre Algeria
2000s 720.49 cubic meters per square kilometre 397.41 cubic meters per square kilometre 323.08 cubic meters per square kilometre Algeria
2010s 814.38 cubic meters per square kilometre 601 cubic meters per square kilometre 213.38 cubic meters per square kilometre Algeria
2020s 814.38 cubic meters per square kilometre 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre 4.36 cubic meters per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Algeria or United States?
United States, at 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 814.38 cubic meters per square kilometre in Algeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Algeria and United States?
4.37 cubic meters per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United States?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Algeria and United States rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 32nd and United States ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Unit
cubic meters per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,613 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.