Oil reserves, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Oil reserves, per square kilometre was 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, oil reserves, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates stood at 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 219,620 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 65,841 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 1980.
United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65,841 cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 68,077 cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 72,030 cubic meters per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 72,429 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 72,397 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 72,733 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 73,852 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 73,987 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 219,620 cubic meters per square kilometre | +196.8% |
| 1989 | 219,620 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 219,620 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 219,610 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 219,610 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 219,610 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 219,610 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 219,610 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 219,610 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 218,938 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, 268.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 101,059 cubic meters per square kilometre | 65,841 cubic meters per square kilometre | 219,620 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,409 cubic meters per square kilometre | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 219,620 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.48 % 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 (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 (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 4.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Oil reserves, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 219,620 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,841 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.