Area land needed to global oil by country
Countries reporting
59
Highest
210.20 billion
Colombia
Lowest
69.41 million
Puerto Rico
Median
1.14 billion
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
2,960
What the numbers show
Area land needed to global oil is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 210.20 billion in Colombia; the lowest is 69.41 million in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.14 billion, and the mean is 11.48 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,028.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 2,332.0%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 89.9%).
Area land needed to global oil: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 210.20 billion | 2023 | up 544.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 208.87 billion | 2023 | up 36.6% | flat |
| 3 | Myanmar | 34.66 billion | 2009 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 4 | East Timor | 32.21 billion | 2023 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 30.23 billion | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Samoa | 23.02 billion | 2023 | up 2,332.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Seychelles | 18.43 billion | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 16.19 billion | 2023 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Guyana | 12.87 billion | 2023 | up 1,442.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Panama | 11.76 billion | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 11.49 billion | 2023 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 7.10 billion | 2023 | up 235.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 4.64 billion | 2023 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Maldives | 4.16 billion | 2021 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Brazil | 3.65 billion | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 3.34 billion | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 3.11 billion | 2023 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.84 billion | 2023 | up 238.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominica | 2.81 billion | 2023 | up 180.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 2.67 billion | 2023 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 2.52 billion | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Saint Lucia | 2.16 billion | 2023 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Cook Islands | 1.72 billion | 1987 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 1.57 billion | 2019 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 1.55 billion | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Tanzania | 1.49 billion | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 27 | French Polynesia | 1.37 billion | 2023 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Kiribati | 1.28 billion | 2023 | up 90.3% | falling |
| 29 | Nigeria | 1.24 billion | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Grenada | 1.14 billion | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 1.10 billion | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.09 billion | 2023 | up 203.9% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 1.08 billion | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 1.05 billion | 2023 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Micronesia (country) | 1.01 billion | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 36 | India | 1.00 billion | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Nauru | 953.30 million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 926.14 million | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique | 759.43 million | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 731.66 million | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Cameroon | 694.78 million | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 657.42 million | 2023 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 622.99 million | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros | 571.06 million | 2009 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 550.83 million | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Togo | 520.05 million | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 504.63 million | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Venezuela | 412.89 million | 2023 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Jamaica | 403.27 million | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Ecuador | 403.06 million | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Cambodia | 395.24 million | 2023 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 52 | Marshall Islands | 366.85 million | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 53 | Suriname | 314.61 million | 2023 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 312.15 million | 2023 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 55 | Vietnam | 236.41 million | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 231.80 million | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Fiji | 142.43 million | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Tonga | 80.48 million | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 69.41 million | 2009 | down 45.8% | rising |