Australia vs China: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
China
0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Australia rank
59th
China rank
62nd

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • China
00.0050.010.015198020002021

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.

Australia ranks 59th and China ranks 62nd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0015 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0124 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0109 cubic meters per US$ of GDP China
1990s 0.0008 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0065 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0057 cubic meters per US$ of GDP China
2000s 0.0007 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0008 cubic meters per US$ of GDP China
2010s 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Australia or China?
Australia, at 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Australia and China?
0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Australia and China rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 59th and China ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,375 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.