Total Reserves, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total Reserves, per square kilometre was 0.0386 units per square kilometre in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Total Reserves, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.0386 units per square kilometre for total reserves, per square kilometre in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.052 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Reserves, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +2416.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0476 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Reserves, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2416.2% | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.024 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 6 Israel 5.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Korea 4.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Lebanon 4.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Malta 3.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mauritius 3.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Japan 3.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bahrain 3.14 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 859.61 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 902.48 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Total reserves, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0386 units per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.052 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest total reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for total reserves, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 10 groups with data for 2016.
- Is total reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total Reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total 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.
Total Reserves ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total Reserves World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream 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
Total 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.