Barbados vs United States: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Barbados
731.34 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
United States
818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2020
Barbados rank
34th
United States rank
31st

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • United States
05001.0k1.5k2.0k198020002021

How they compare

United States currently reports 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 731.34 cubic meters per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 87.41 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 34th and United States ranks 31st of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados United States Difference Ahead
1980s 463.54 cubic meters per square kilometre 516.25 cubic meters per square kilometre 52.71 cubic meters per square kilometre United States
1990s 1,163 cubic meters per square kilometre 429.15 cubic meters per square kilometre 733.49 cubic meters per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 939.61 cubic meters per square kilometre 397.41 cubic meters per square kilometre 542.2 cubic meters per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 841.12 cubic meters per square kilometre 601 cubic meters per square kilometre 240.12 cubic meters per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 784.95 cubic meters per square kilometre 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre 33.79 cubic meters per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Barbados or United States?
United States, at 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 731.34 cubic meters per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Barbados and United States?
87.41 cubic meters per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Barbados and United States rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 34th and United States ranks 31st 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.