Gabon vs Malaysia: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Gabon
1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Malaysia
1,742 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Gabon rank
27th
Malaysia rank
24th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1,742 cubic meters per square kilometre against 1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 508 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Gabon ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 334.42 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,436 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,101 cubic meters per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 781.83 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,805 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,023 cubic meters per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1,450 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,636 cubic meters per square kilometre | 186.04 cubic meters per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,849 cubic meters per square kilometre | 614.48 cubic meters per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,742 cubic meters per square kilometre | 508.02 cubic meters per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Gabon or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1,742 cubic meters per square kilometre against 1,234 cubic meters per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Gabon and Malaysia?
- 508 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malaysia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Gabon and Malaysia rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 24th 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.