Azerbaijan vs Iran: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Azerbaijan
13,465 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Iran
20,441 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
10th
Iran rank
8th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 20,441 cubic meters per square kilometre against 13,465 cubic meters per square kilometre in Azerbaijan, a difference of 6,976 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.5 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iran ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 10th and Iran ranks 8th of 201 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,256 cubic meters per square kilometre | 8,971 cubic meters per square kilometre | 6,714 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 10,107 cubic meters per square kilometre | 11,261 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,155 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2010s | 13,464 cubic meters per square kilometre | 14,896 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,432 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2020s | 13,466 cubic meters per square kilometre | 17,844 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,378 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Azerbaijan or Iran?
- Iran, at 20,441 cubic meters per square kilometre against 13,465 cubic meters per square kilometre in Azerbaijan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 6,976 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Azerbaijan ranks 10th and Iran ranks 8th 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.