Angola vs Congo: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Angola
992.54 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Congo
1,342 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Angola rank
28th
Congo rank
26th

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Angola
  • Congo
2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k198020002021

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1,342 cubic meters per square kilometre against 992.54 cubic meters per square kilometre in Angola, a difference of 349.46 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.

Angola ranks 28th and Congo ranks 26th of 201 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Congo Difference Ahead
1980s 195.21 cubic meters per square kilometre 335.06 cubic meters per square kilometre 139.85 cubic meters per square kilometre Congo
1990s 458.8 cubic meters per square kilometre 543.77 cubic meters per square kilometre 84.97 cubic meters per square kilometre Congo
2000s 815.65 cubic meters per square kilometre 829.67 cubic meters per square kilometre 14.02 cubic meters per square kilometre Congo
2010s 1,169 cubic meters per square kilometre 1,231 cubic meters per square kilometre 62.69 cubic meters per square kilometre Congo
2020s 1,017 cubic meters per square kilometre 1,365 cubic meters per square kilometre 348.43 cubic meters per square kilometre Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Angola or Congo?
Congo, at 1,342 cubic meters per square kilometre against 992.54 cubic meters per square kilometre in Angola as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Angola and Congo?
349.46 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Angola and Congo rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Angola ranks 28th and Congo ranks 26th 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.