Congo vs Gabon: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Congo
1,342 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Gabon
1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Congo rank
26th
Gabon rank
27th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Gabon
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1,342 cubic meters per square kilometre against 1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 108 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.
Congo ranks 26th and Gabon ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 335.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | 334.42 cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.6362 cubic meters per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1990s | 543.77 cubic meters per square kilometre | 781.83 cubic meters per square kilometre | 238.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 829.67 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,450 cubic meters per square kilometre | 619.9 cubic meters per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1,231 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2.64 cubic meters per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1,365 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre | 130.97 cubic meters per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Congo or Gabon?
- Congo, at 1,342 cubic meters per square kilometre against 1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Congo and Gabon?
- 108 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 26th and Gabon ranks 27th 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.