Australia vs Spain: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Australia
50.56 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Spain
47.72 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Australia rank
71st
Spain rank
73rd
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 50.56 cubic meters per square kilometre against 47.72 cubic meters per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 2.84 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 71st and Spain ranks 73rd of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.94 cubic meters per square kilometre | 38.54 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2.61 cubic meters per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 36.88 cubic meters per square kilometre | 7.18 cubic meters per square kilometre | 29.69 cubic meters per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 49.28 cubic meters per square kilometre | 36.21 cubic meters per square kilometre | 13.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 41.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | 47.71 cubic meters per square kilometre | 6.28 cubic meters per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 50.56 cubic meters per square kilometre | 47.73 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2.83 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 Spain?
- Australia, at 50.56 cubic meters per square kilometre against 47.72 cubic meters per square kilometre in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Australia and Spain?
- 2.84 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 71st and Spain ranks 73rd 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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About this data
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.