Germany vs Papua New Guinea: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Germany
52.42 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
56.05 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Germany rank
70th
Papua New Guinea rank
69th

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150200198520032021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 56.05 cubic meters per square kilometre against 52.42 cubic meters per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 3.63 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 70th and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 185.42 cubic meters per square kilometre 99.68 cubic meters per square kilometre 85.74 cubic meters per square kilometre Germany
2000s 166.7 cubic meters per square kilometre 81 cubic meters per square kilometre 85.7 cubic meters per square kilometre Germany
2010s 90.33 cubic meters per square kilometre 55.06 cubic meters per square kilometre 35.27 cubic meters per square kilometre Germany
2020s 49.47 cubic meters per square kilometre 55.79 cubic meters per square kilometre 6.32 cubic meters per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Germany or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 56.05 cubic meters per square kilometre against 52.42 cubic meters per square kilometre in Germany as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Germany and Papua New Guinea?
3.63 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Papua New Guinea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Germany and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 70th and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th 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.