Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Brunei
Brunei: Oil reserves, per square kilometre was 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Brunei, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre for oil reserves, per square kilometre in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per square kilometre in Brunei peaked at 54,303 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 2007.
Brunei ranks 7th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Brunei, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54,303 cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 51,588 cubic meters per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 49,174 cubic meters per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 37,409 cubic meters per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 41,934 cubic meters per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 42,236 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 44,649 cubic meters per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 42,866 cubic meters per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 42,839 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 42,236 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 41,482 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44,923 cubic meters per square kilometre | 37,409 cubic meters per square kilometre | 54,303 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,803 cubic meters per square kilometre | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | 41,482 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,465 cubic meters per square kilometre | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | 40,727 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 4 Venezuela 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 5 Iraq 53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 37,533 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 8 Iran 20,441 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 13,465 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Brunei
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 65.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per square kilometre in Brunei?
- Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Brunei was 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 54,303 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Brunei rank for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Brunei ranks 7th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Oil reserves ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oil reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.