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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Oil reserves

Democratic Republic of Congo
28.62 million cubic meters
in 2021
Niger
23.85 million cubic meters
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
58th
Niger rank
60th

Oil reserves over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Niger
010.0M20.0M30.0M198020002021

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 28.62 million cubic meters against 23.85 million cubic meters in Niger, a difference of 4.77 million cubic meters.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 58th and Niger ranks 60th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil reserves
Unit
cubic meters
Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 8,283 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.