Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Venezuela
Venezuela: Oil reserves, per square kilometre was 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Venezuela, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, oil reserves, per square kilometre in Venezuela stood at 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per square kilometre in Venezuela peaked at 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,221 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 1980.
Venezuela ranks 4th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3,221 cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 3,235 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,659 cubic meters per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 3,875 cubic meters per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 4,479 cubic meters per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 4,658 cubic meters per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 4,613 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4,506 cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 10,148 cubic meters per square kilometre | +125.2% |
| 1989 | 10,470 cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 10,545 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 10,642 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 10,653 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 11,292 cubic meters per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 11,415 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 11,622 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 11,622 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11,694 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 12,918 cubic meters per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 13,086 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 13,086 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13,854 cubic meters per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 14,002 cubic meters per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 14,023 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 14,023 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13,920 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14,371 cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 14,422 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15,688 cubic meters per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 17,912 cubic meters per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 17,912 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38,063 cubic meters per square kilometre | +112.5% |
| 2012 | 38,063 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53,636 cubic meters per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2014 | 53,667 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 53,777 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54,066 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 54,232 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 54,480 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54,581 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54,581 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +125.2% | 4,506 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10,148 cubic meters per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +112.5% | 17,912 cubic meters per square kilometre | 38,063 cubic meters per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +40.9% | 38,063 cubic meters per square kilometre | 53,636 cubic meters per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,286 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,221 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10,470 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,549 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10,545 cubic meters per square kilometre | 13,086 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,530 cubic meters per square kilometre | 13,086 cubic meters per square kilometre | 17,912 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,248 cubic meters per square kilometre | 17,912 cubic meters per square kilometre | 54,581 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,670 cubic meters per square kilometre | 54,581 cubic meters per square kilometre | 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 1 Kuwait 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 2 Qatar 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 218,938 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
- 7 Brunei 33,185 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Venezuela
- 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 -1.48 % 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 (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per square kilometre in Venezuela?
- Oil reserves, per square kilometre in Venezuela was 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,221 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Venezuela rank for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Venezuela ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.