Maldives vs New Caledonia: Area land needed to global oil

Maldives
4.16 billion
in 2021
New Caledonia
11.49 billion
in 2023
Maldives rank
14th
New Caledonia rank
11th

Area land needed to global oil over time

  • Maldives
  • New Caledonia
020.0B40.0B60.0B196119922023

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 11.49 billion against 4.16 billion in Maldives, a difference of 7.34 billion.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 2.8 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Maldives ranks 14th and New Caledonia ranks 11th of 59 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 34.42 million 237.10 million 202.68 million New Caledonia
1970s 219.05 million 422.06 million 203.01 million New Caledonia
1980s 142.60 million 631.63 million 489.03 million New Caledonia
1990s 185.86 million 1.74 billion 1.55 billion New Caledonia
2000s 350.69 million 4.30 billion 3.95 billion New Caledonia
2010s 2.72 billion 6.78 billion 4.06 billion New Caledonia
2020s 4.00 billion 16.91 billion 12.91 billion New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area land needed to global oil, Maldives or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 11.49 billion against 4.16 billion in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in area land needed to global oil between Maldives and New Caledonia?
7.34 billion, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Caledonia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Maldives and New Caledonia rank globally for area land needed to global oil?
Maldives ranks 14th and New Caledonia ranks 11th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Area land needed to global oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Area land needed to global oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed