France vs Japan: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
France
18.21 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Japan
19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
France rank
88th
Japan rank
86th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre against 18.21 cubic meters per square kilometre in France, a difference of 1.03 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 88th and Japan ranks 86th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.91 cubic meters per square kilometre | 25.3 cubic meters per square kilometre | 18.61 cubic meters per square kilometre | France |
| 1990s | 45.49 cubic meters per square kilometre | 24.71 cubic meters per square kilometre | 20.78 cubic meters per square kilometre | France |
| 2000s | 39.49 cubic meters per square kilometre | 24.27 cubic meters per square kilometre | 15.22 cubic meters per square kilometre | France |
| 2010s | 24.22 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4.98 cubic meters per square kilometre | France |
| 2020s | 17.34 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.9 cubic meters per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre against 18.21 cubic meters per square kilometre in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between France and Japan?
- 1.03 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 88th and Japan ranks 86th 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.