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
0255075100198020002021

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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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.