Canada vs USSR: Oil reserves
Canada
27.08 billion cubic meters
in 2021
USSR
9.06 billion cubic meters
in 1991
Canada rank
4th
USSR rank
1st
Oil reserves over time
- Canada
- USSR
How they compare
Canada currently reports 27.08 billion cubic meters against 9.06 billion cubic meters in USSR, a difference of 18.01 billion cubic meters.
That makes Canada's figure about 3.0 times USSR's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 215 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 billion cubic meters | 9.85 billion cubic meters | 8.76 billion cubic meters | USSR |
| 1990s | 947.28 million cubic meters | 9.17 billion cubic meters | 8.23 billion cubic meters | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, Canada or USSR?
- Canada, at 27.08 billion cubic meters against 9.06 billion cubic meters in USSR as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves between Canada and USSR?
- 18.01 billion cubic meters, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and USSR?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1991.
- How do Canada and USSR rank globally for oil reserves?
- Canada ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information. Includes crude oil and lease condensate.