Ghana vs Netherlands: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Ghana
461.17 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Netherlands
650.43 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Ghana rank
38th
Netherlands rank
35th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 650.43 cubic meters per square kilometre against 461.17 cubic meters per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 189.26 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and Netherlands ranks 35th of 201 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.57 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,153 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,151 cubic meters per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 4.82 cubic meters per square kilometre | 610.14 cubic meters per square kilometre | 605.32 cubic meters per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 11.22 cubic meters per square kilometre | 492.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | 480.85 cubic meters per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 416.09 cubic meters per square kilometre | 776.18 cubic meters per square kilometre | 360.09 cubic meters per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 461.18 cubic meters per square kilometre | 595.48 cubic meters per square kilometre | 134.31 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, Ghana or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 650.43 cubic meters per square kilometre against 461.17 cubic meters per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Ghana and Netherlands?
- 189.26 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Netherlands?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Netherlands rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 38th 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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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.