Brazil vs India: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Brazil
241.85 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
India
246.24 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Brazil rank
46th
India rank
45th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 246.24 cubic meters per square kilometre against 241.85 cubic meters per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 4.39 cubic meters per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 46th and India ranks 45th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.34 cubic meters per square kilometre | 196.76 cubic meters per square kilometre | 161.42 cubic meters per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 75.69 cubic meters per square kilometre | 309.32 cubic meters per square kilometre | 233.63 cubic meters per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 188.63 cubic meters per square kilometre | 284.92 cubic meters per square kilometre | 96.29 cubic meters per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 262.59 cubic meters per square kilometre | 277.93 cubic meters per square kilometre | 15.34 cubic meters per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 248.71 cubic meters per square kilometre | 241.38 cubic meters per square kilometre | 7.33 cubic meters per square kilometre | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Brazil or India?
- India, at 246.24 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 India?
- 4.39 cubic meters per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 46th and India ranks 45th 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.