Colombia vs India: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Colombia
291.75 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
India
246.24 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Colombia rank
43rd
India rank
45th

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • India
100200300400500198020002021

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 291.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 246.24 cubic meters per square kilometre in India, a difference of 45.51 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.

Colombia ranks 43rd and India ranks 45th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia India Difference Ahead
1980s 141.56 cubic meters per square kilometre 196.76 cubic meters per square kilometre 55.2 cubic meters per square kilometre India
1990s 357.32 cubic meters per square kilometre 309.32 cubic meters per square kilometre 48 cubic meters per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 249.07 cubic meters per square kilometre 284.92 cubic meters per square kilometre 35.85 cubic meters per square kilometre India
2010s 286.91 cubic meters per square kilometre 277.93 cubic meters per square kilometre 8.98 cubic meters per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 286.31 cubic meters per square kilometre 241.38 cubic meters per square kilometre 44.93 cubic meters per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Colombia or India?
Colombia, at 291.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 246.24 cubic meters per square kilometre in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Colombia and India?
45.51 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Colombia and India rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 43rd and India ranks 45th 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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Indicator
Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Unit
cubic meters per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,613 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.