Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Oil reserves, per square kilometre was 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil reserves, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19,749 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,227 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 1983.
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12,313 cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 12,427 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 12,414 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 12,227 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 12,488 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 12,699 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 12,683 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 12,512 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 12,542 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 12,763 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 19,049 cubic meters per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1991 | 19,229 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 19,254 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 19,254 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19,318 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 19,318 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19,318 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19,340 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 19,340 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19,340 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19,488 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 19,355 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 19,359 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19,362 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19,370 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19,370 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19,548 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 19,540 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 19,544 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,540 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 19,540 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19,554 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19,563 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19,629 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 19,662 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 19,657 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,716 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19,707 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 19,688 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19,692 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19,749 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 814.38 cubic meters per square kilometre, 23.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +49.2% | 12,763 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,049 cubic meters per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,507 cubic meters per square kilometre | 12,227 cubic meters per square kilometre | 12,763 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,276 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,049 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,340 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,448 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,355 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,548 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,641 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,540 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,716 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,437 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre | 19,749 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 6 Bahrain 37,533 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 7 Brunei 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 8 Iran 20,441 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 13,465 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 7,530 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 12 Nigeria 6,440 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Saudi Arabia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 5.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 19,126 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,749 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,227 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.