Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Cameroon
67.27 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
56.05 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Cameroon rank
67th
Papua New Guinea rank
69th

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 67.27 cubic meters per square kilometre against 56.05 cubic meters per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 11.22 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 67th and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 201 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 172.54 cubic meters per square kilometre 39.67 cubic meters per square kilometre 132.87 cubic meters per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 134.53 cubic meters per square kilometre 96.73 cubic meters per square kilometre 37.8 cubic meters per square kilometre Cameroon
2000s 121.08 cubic meters per square kilometre 81 cubic meters per square kilometre 40.08 cubic meters per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 67.27 cubic meters per square kilometre 55.06 cubic meters per square kilometre 12.21 cubic meters per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 67.27 cubic meters per square kilometre 55.79 cubic meters per square kilometre 11.48 cubic meters per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 67.27 cubic meters per square kilometre against 56.05 cubic meters per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
11.22 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 67th and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th 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.