Canada vs Libya: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Canada
3,081 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Libya
4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Canada rank
17th
Libya rank
15th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre against 3,081 cubic meters per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 1,289 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Libya ranks 15th of 201 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 121.09 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,975 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,854 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1990s | 93.08 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,209 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 2,247 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,241 cubic meters per square kilometre | 994.65 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 3,052 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,249 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 3,046 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,324 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Canada or Libya?
- Libya, at 4,370 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 Libya?
- 1,289 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Libya?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Libya rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 17th and Libya ranks 15th 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.