Canada vs Norway: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Canada
3,081 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Norway
3,545 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Canada rank
17th
Norway rank
16th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3,545 cubic meters per square kilometre against 3,081 cubic meters per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 464 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 121.09 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,842 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,721 cubic meters per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 93.08 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,147 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,054 cubic meters per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 2,247 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,830 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,584 cubic meters per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 3,052 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,694 cubic meters per square kilometre | 358.62 cubic meters per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 3,046 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,566 cubic meters per square kilometre | 519.62 cubic meters per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 3,545 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 Norway?
- 464 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th 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.