Oil reserves, per square kilometre in United States
United States: Oil reserves, per square kilometre was 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in United States, 1980–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil reserves, per square kilometre in United States is 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 357.24 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places United States 31st out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 541.96 cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 543.93 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 538.22 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 511.37 cubic meters per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 509.44 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 520.2 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 518.49 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 491.69 cubic meters per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 497.46 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 489.76 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 484.13 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 478.33 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 450.04 cubic meters per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 433.46 cubic meters per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 419.19 cubic meters per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 409.73 cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 408.76 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 404.87 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 414.65 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 388.31 cubic meters per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 402.04 cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 408.09 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 413.77 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 416.87 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 400.96 cubic meters per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 392.04 cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 399.45 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 387.16 cubic meters per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 396.49 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 357.24 cubic meters per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 387.85 cubic meters per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 437.66 cubic meters per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 503.17 cubic meters per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 580.56 cubic meters per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 634.74 cubic meters per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 694.06 cubic meters per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 612.32 cubic meters per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 612.02 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 729.81 cubic meters per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 817.81 cubic meters per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 516.25 cubic meters per square kilometre | 489.76 cubic meters per square kilometre | 543.93 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 429.15 cubic meters per square kilometre | 388.31 cubic meters per square kilometre | 484.13 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 397.41 cubic meters per square kilometre | 357.24 cubic meters per square kilometre | 416.87 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 601 cubic meters per square kilometre | 387.85 cubic meters per square kilometre | 817.81 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre | 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre | 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 28 Angola 992.54 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 29 Yemen 903.39 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 30 Albania 870.37 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 32 Algeria 814.38 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 33 Russia 776.64 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 34 Barbados 731.34 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for United States
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Gas production 10,737 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 30,919 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 10,737 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 30,919 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 United States?
- Oil reserves, per square kilometre in United States was 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 818.75 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 357.24 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does United States rank for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 31st out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is oil reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.