Australia vs Sudan: Oil reserves, per capita

Australia
15.14 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Sudan
16.54 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Australia rank
30th
Sudan rank
29th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 16.54 cubic meters per person against 15.14 cubic meters per person in Australia, a difference of 1.4 cubic meters per person.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 29th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 16.06 cubic meters per person 2.38 cubic meters per person 13.68 cubic meters per person Australia
1990s 15.75 cubic meters per person 1.92 cubic meters per person 13.83 cubic meters per person Australia
2000s 19 cubic meters per person 8.85 cubic meters per person 10.15 cubic meters per person Australia
2010s 13.56 cubic meters per person 20.06 cubic meters per person 6.51 cubic meters per person Sudan
2020s 15.15 cubic meters per person 16.76 cubic meters per person 1.61 cubic meters per person Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Australia or Sudan?
Sudan, at 16.54 cubic meters per person against 15.14 cubic meters per person in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Australia and Sudan?
1.4 cubic meters per person, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sudan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
How do Australia and Sudan rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Australia ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 29th 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.