Libya vs Norway: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Libya
4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Norway
3,545 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Libya rank
15th
Norway rank
16th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Libya
- Norway
How they compare
Libya currently reports 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre against 3,545 cubic meters per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 825 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Libya ranks 15th and Norway ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,975 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,842 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,867 cubic meters per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 2,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 4,147 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,844 cubic meters per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 3,241 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,830 cubic meters per square kilometre | 589.04 cubic meters per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 4,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,694 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,608 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,566 cubic meters per square kilometre | 803.88 cubic meters per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Libya or Norway?
- Libya, at 4,370 cubic meters per square kilometre against 3,545 cubic meters per square kilometre in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Libya and Norway?
- 825 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Norway?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Libya and Norway rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 15th and Norway ranks 16th 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.