Russian Federation vs United States of America: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Russian Federation
776.64 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
United States of America
818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2020
Russian Federation rank
33rd
United States of America rank
31st

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Russian Federation
  • United States of America
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 776.64 cubic meters per square kilometre in Russian Federation, a difference of 42.11 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 33rd and United States of America ranks 31st of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 471.38 cubic meters per square kilometre 402.61 cubic meters per square kilometre 68.77 cubic meters per square kilometre Russian Federation
2000s 549.12 cubic meters per square kilometre 397.41 cubic meters per square kilometre 151.7 cubic meters per square kilometre Russian Federation
2010s 718.39 cubic meters per square kilometre 601 cubic meters per square kilometre 117.4 cubic meters per square kilometre Russian Federation
2020s 776.64 cubic meters per square kilometre 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre 42.1 cubic meters per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Russian Federation or United States of America?
United States of America, at 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre against 776.64 cubic meters per square kilometre in Russian Federation as of 2020.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Russian Federation and United States of America?
42.11 cubic meters per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Russian Federation ranks 33rd and United States of America ranks 31st 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.