Equatorial Guinea vs Libya: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Equatorial Guinea
6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Libya
4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
13th
Libya rank
15th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Libya
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre against 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 1,865 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Libya ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Libya ranks 15th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.41 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,406 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,352 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 1,918 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,241 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,323 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,933 cubic meters per square kilometre | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,865 cubic meters per square kilometre | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Equatorial Guinea or Libya?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 6,235 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 Equatorial Guinea and Libya?
- 1,865 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Libya?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Libya rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th 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.