Denmark vs United Kingdom: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Denmark
1,753 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
United Kingdom
1,643 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Denmark rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
25th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1,753 cubic meters per square kilometre against 1,643 cubic meters per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 110 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Denmark ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,877 cubic meters per square kilometre | 7,755 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,878 cubic meters per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 3,356 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,911 cubic meters per square kilometre | 444.97 cubic meters per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 4,789 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,883 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,906 cubic meters per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,743 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,851 cubic meters per square kilometre | 891.86 cubic meters per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,753 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,709 cubic meters per square kilometre | 44.2 cubic meters per square kilometre | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Denmark or United Kingdom?
- Denmark, at 1,753 cubic meters per square kilometre against 1,643 cubic meters per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 110 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 25th 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.