Australia vs Germany: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Australia
50.56 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Germany
52.42 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Australia rank
71st
Germany rank
70th

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
050100150200198020002021

How they compare

Germany currently reports 52.42 cubic meters per square kilometre against 50.56 cubic meters per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 1.86 cubic meters per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 71st and Germany ranks 70th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 37.12 cubic meters per square kilometre 185.42 cubic meters per square kilometre 148.3 cubic meters per square kilometre Germany
2000s 49.28 cubic meters per square kilometre 166.7 cubic meters per square kilometre 117.42 cubic meters per square kilometre Germany
2010s 41.43 cubic meters per square kilometre 90.33 cubic meters per square kilometre 48.9 cubic meters per square kilometre Germany
2020s 50.56 cubic meters per square kilometre 49.47 cubic meters per square kilometre 1.08 cubic meters per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Australia or Germany?
Germany, at 52.42 cubic meters per square kilometre against 50.56 cubic meters per square kilometre in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Australia and Germany?
1.86 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 71st and Germany ranks 70th 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.