Canada vs Ecuador: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Canada
3,081 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Ecuador
5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Canada rank
17th
Ecuador rank
14th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre against 3,081 cubic meters per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 2,215 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Ecuador ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 121.09 cubic meters per square kilometre | 793.23 cubic meters per square kilometre | 672.14 cubic meters per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 93.08 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,094 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,001 cubic meters per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2,247 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,468 cubic meters per square kilometre | 221.65 cubic meters per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3,052 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,033 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,981 cubic meters per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 3,046 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,249 cubic meters per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Canada or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre against 3,081 cubic meters per square kilometre in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Canada and Ecuador?
- 2,215 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ecuador?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Ecuador rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 17th and Ecuador ranks 14th 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.