Oil reserves, per square kilometre in China
China: Oil reserves, per square kilometre was 440.69 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in China, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 440.69 cubic meters per square kilometre for oil reserves, per square kilometre in 2021.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per square kilometre in China peaked at 442.92 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 270.96 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 2007.
China ranks 39th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 338.69 cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 347.16 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 336.92 cubic meters per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 329.97 cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 323.45 cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 323.45 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 311.94 cubic meters per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 311.6 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 311.6 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 398.81 cubic meters per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1990 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 406.44 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 406.44 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 406.44 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 309.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 309.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 309.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 309.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 270.96 cubic meters per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 270.96 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 270.96 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 344.62 cubic meters per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 344.62 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 344.62 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 401.64 cubic meters per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 412.8 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 417.42 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 425.61 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 433.87 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 433.99 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 439.07 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 442.92 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 440.69 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 333.36 cubic meters per square kilometre | 311.6 cubic meters per square kilometre | 398.81 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | 406.43 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 326.84 cubic meters per square kilometre | 270.96 cubic meters per square kilometre | 406.44 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 399.83 cubic meters per square kilometre | 344.62 cubic meters per square kilometre | 439.07 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 441.8 cubic meters per square kilometre | 440.69 cubic meters per square kilometre | 442.92 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 36 Egypt 527.06 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 37 Mexico 473.22 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ghana 461.17 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 40 Tunisia 434.92 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 41 Sudan 425.56 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 42 Romania 414.61 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for China
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- Gas production 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per square kilometre in China?
- Oil reserves, per square kilometre in China was 440.69 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 442.92 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 270.96 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does China rank for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 39th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.