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
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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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.