China vs Egypt: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
China
440.69 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Egypt
527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
China rank
39th
Egypt rank
36th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre against 440.69 cubic meters per square kilometre in China, a difference of 86.37 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
China ranks 39th and Egypt ranks 36th of 201 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 333.36 cubic meters per square kilometre | 558.28 cubic meters per square kilometre | 224.92 cubic meters per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1990s | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | 705.46 cubic meters per square kilometre | 299.03 cubic meters per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2000s | 326.84 cubic meters per square kilometre | 554.89 cubic meters per square kilometre | 228.05 cubic meters per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2010s | 399.83 cubic meters per square kilometre | 660.74 cubic meters per square kilometre | 260.91 cubic meters per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2020s | 441.8 cubic meters per square kilometre | 527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | 85.25 cubic meters per square kilometre | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, China or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre against 440.69 cubic meters per square kilometre in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between China and Egypt?
- 86.37 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do China and Egypt rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 39th and Egypt ranks 36th 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.