Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Bahrain
37,533 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Bahrain rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 37,533 cubic meters per square kilometre against 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 18,407 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.0 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 201 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41,188 cubic meters per square kilometre | 12,507 cubic meters per square kilometre | 28,681 cubic meters per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 32,198 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,276 cubic meters per square kilometre | 12,922 cubic meters per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 28,090 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,448 cubic meters per square kilometre | 8,642 cubic meters per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 25,266 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,641 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,626 cubic meters per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 28,346 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,437 cubic meters per square kilometre | 8,909 cubic meters per square kilometre | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
- Bahrain, at 37,533 cubic meters per square kilometre against 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 18,407 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 6th 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.