Egypt vs Netherlands: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Egypt
527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Netherlands
650.43 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Egypt rank
36th
Netherlands rank
35th

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • Netherlands
5001.0k1.5k198020002021

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 650.43 cubic meters per square kilometre against 527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 123.37 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 35th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Netherlands Difference Ahead
1980s 558.28 cubic meters per square kilometre 1,153 cubic meters per square kilometre 595.13 cubic meters per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 705.46 cubic meters per square kilometre 610.14 cubic meters per square kilometre 95.32 cubic meters per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 554.89 cubic meters per square kilometre 492.06 cubic meters per square kilometre 62.82 cubic meters per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 660.74 cubic meters per square kilometre 776.18 cubic meters per square kilometre 115.44 cubic meters per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre 595.48 cubic meters per square kilometre 68.43 cubic meters per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Egypt or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 650.43 cubic meters per square kilometre against 527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Egypt and Netherlands?
123.37 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 35th 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.