Ecuador vs Libya: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Ecuador
5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Libya
4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Ecuador rank
14th
Libya rank
15th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- Libya
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre against 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 926 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Ecuador ranks 14th and Libya ranks 15th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 793.23 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,975 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,182 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1990s | 1,094 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,208 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 2,468 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,241 cubic meters per square kilometre | 773 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 5,033 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 731.33 cubic meters per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre | 925.99 cubic meters per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Libya?
- Ecuador, at 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre against 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre in Libya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Libya?
- 926 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Libya?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Libya rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 14th and Libya ranks 15th 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.