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

United States of America
818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2020
Yemen
903.39 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
United States of America rank
31st
Yemen rank
29th

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • United States of America
  • Yemen
05001.0k1.5k198020002021

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 903.39 cubic meters per square kilometre against 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 84.64 cubic meters per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 29th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 499.35 cubic meters per square kilometre 423.84 cubic meters per square kilometre 75.51 cubic meters per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 429.15 cubic meters per square kilometre 1,205 cubic meters per square kilometre 775.37 cubic meters per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 397.41 cubic meters per square kilometre 1,114 cubic meters per square kilometre 716.77 cubic meters per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 601 cubic meters per square kilometre 903.39 cubic meters per square kilometre 302.39 cubic meters per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre 903.39 cubic meters per square kilometre 84.64 cubic meters per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, United States of America or Yemen?
Yemen, at 903.39 cubic meters per square kilometre against 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between United States of America and Yemen?
84.64 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
How do United States of America and Yemen rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
United States of America ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 29th 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.