Japan vs New Zealand: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Japan
19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
New Zealand
24.75 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Japan rank
86th
New Zealand rank
83rd
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 24.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 5.51 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 86th and New Zealand ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.3 cubic meters per square kilometre | 98.63 cubic meters per square kilometre | 73.33 cubic meters per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 24.71 cubic meters per square kilometre | 90.49 cubic meters per square kilometre | 65.78 cubic meters per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 24.27 cubic meters per square kilometre | 51.94 cubic meters per square kilometre | 27.67 cubic meters per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre | 43.71 cubic meters per square kilometre | 24.46 cubic meters per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre | 25.45 cubic meters per square kilometre | 6.2 cubic meters per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Japan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 24.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 19.24 cubic meters per square kilometre in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Japan and New Zealand?
- 5.51 cubic meters per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 86th and New Zealand ranks 83rd 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.