Australia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Oil reserves, per capita

Australia
15.14 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Syrian Arab Republic
18.38 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Australia rank
30th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
27th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 18.38 cubic meters per person against 15.14 cubic meters per person in Australia, a difference of 3.24 cubic meters per person.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Australia ranks 30th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 27th of 201 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 17.66 cubic meters per person 25.59 cubic meters per person 7.93 cubic meters per person Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 15.75 cubic meters per person 23.05 cubic meters per person 7.31 cubic meters per person Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 19 cubic meters per person 21.07 cubic meters per person 2.07 cubic meters per person Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 13.56 cubic meters per person 19.21 cubic meters per person 5.65 cubic meters per person Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 15.15 cubic meters per person 18.63 cubic meters per person 3.48 cubic meters per person Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Australia or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 18.38 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
3.24 cubic meters per person, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Syrian Arab Republic?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Australia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Australia ranks 30th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 27th 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.