Brazil vs Colombia: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Brazil
241.85 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Colombia
291.75 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Brazil rank
46th
Colombia rank
43rd
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 291.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 241.85 cubic meters per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 49.9 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 46th and Colombia ranks 43rd of 201 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.34 cubic meters per square kilometre | 141.56 cubic meters per square kilometre | 106.22 cubic meters per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1990s | 75.69 cubic meters per square kilometre | 357.32 cubic meters per square kilometre | 281.63 cubic meters per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 188.63 cubic meters per square kilometre | 249.07 cubic meters per square kilometre | 60.44 cubic meters per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 262.59 cubic meters per square kilometre | 286.91 cubic meters per square kilometre | 24.32 cubic meters per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 248.71 cubic meters per square kilometre | 286.31 cubic meters per square kilometre | 37.6 cubic meters per square kilometre | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 291.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 241.85 cubic meters per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Brazil and Colombia?
- 49.9 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 46th and Colombia ranks 43rd 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.