Argentina vs Brazil: Oil reserves, per capita
Argentina
8.71 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Brazil
9.65 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Argentina rank
37th
Brazil rank
35th
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9.65 cubic meters per person against 8.71 cubic meters per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.94 cubic meters per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 37th and Brazil ranks 35th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.67 cubic meters per person | 2.18 cubic meters per person | 10.48 cubic meters per person | Argentina |
| 1990s | 9.71 cubic meters per person | 3.9 cubic meters per person | 5.81 cubic meters per person | Argentina |
| 2000s | 11.09 cubic meters per person | 8.55 cubic meters per person | 2.54 cubic meters per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 8.95 cubic meters per person | 10.94 cubic meters per person | 1.99 cubic meters per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.56 cubic meters per person | 9.94 cubic meters per person | 1.38 cubic meters per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 9.65 cubic meters per person against 8.71 cubic meters per person in Argentina as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.94 cubic meters per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 37th and Brazil ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.