Algeria vs Nigeria: Oil reserves, per capita

Algeria
43.33 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Nigeria
26.84 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Algeria rank
20th
Nigeria rank
23rd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
20406080198020002021

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 43.33 cubic meters per person against 26.84 cubic meters per person in Nigeria, a difference of 16.49 cubic meters per person.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 201 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 64.28 cubic meters per person 31.52 cubic meters per person 32.76 cubic meters per person Algeria
1990s 52.28 cubic meters per person 26.2 cubic meters per person 26.08 cubic meters per person Algeria
2000s 51.84 cubic meters per person 32.7 cubic meters per person 19.14 cubic meters per person Algeria
2010s 49.06 cubic meters per person 31.5 cubic meters per person 17.56 cubic meters per person Algeria
2020s 43.69 cubic meters per person 27.15 cubic meters per person 16.53 cubic meters per person Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Algeria or Nigeria?
Algeria, at 43.33 cubic meters per person against 26.84 cubic meters per person in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Algeria and Nigeria?
16.49 cubic meters per person, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Algeria ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per capita
Unit
cubic meters per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,683 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.