USSR vs Venezuela, República Bolivariana de: Oil reserves

USSR
9.06 billion cubic meters
in 1991
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
48.30 billion cubic meters
in 2021
USSR rank
9th
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank
1st

Oil reserves over time

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How they compare

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de currently reports 48.30 billion cubic meters against 9.06 billion cubic meters in USSR, a difference of 39.24 billion cubic meters.

That makes Venezuela, República Bolivariana de's figure about 5.3 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1980 it was USSR ahead.

USSR ranks 9th and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 1st of 212 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR Venezuela, República Bolivariana de Difference Ahead
1980s 9.85 billion cubic meters 4.66 billion cubic meters 5.19 billion cubic meters USSR
1990s 9.17 billion cubic meters 9.34 billion cubic meters 170.43 million cubic meters Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, USSR or Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de, at 48.30 billion cubic meters against 9.06 billion cubic meters in USSR as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves between USSR and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
39.24 billion cubic meters, with Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
12 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1991.
How do USSR and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank globally for oil reserves?
USSR ranks 9th and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 1st of 212 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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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.