Azerbaijan vs Saudi Arabia: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Azerbaijan
13,465 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Azerbaijan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre against 13,465 cubic meters per square kilometre in Azerbaijan, a difference of 5,661 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Azerbaijan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 201 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,256 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,340 cubic meters per square kilometre | 17,084 cubic meters per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 10,107 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,448 cubic meters per square kilometre | 9,341 cubic meters per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 13,464 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,641 cubic meters per square kilometre | 6,177 cubic meters per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 13,466 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,437 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,972 cubic meters per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Azerbaijan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 19,126 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 5,661 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Azerbaijan ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th 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.