Benin vs France: Oil reserves, per capita

Benin
0.0948 cubic meters per person
in 2021
France
0.1446 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Benin rank
91st
France rank
90th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • France
01234198020002021

How they compare

France currently reports 0.1446 cubic meters per person against 0.0948 cubic meters per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0498 cubic meters per person.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 91st and France ranks 90th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin France Difference Ahead
1980s 3.35 cubic meters per person 0.5426 cubic meters per person 2.81 cubic meters per person Benin
1990s 1 cubic meters per person 0.4136 cubic meters per person 0.5899 cubic meters per person Benin
2000s 0.157 cubic meters per person 0.3387 cubic meters per person 0.1817 cubic meters per person France
2010s 0.1141 cubic meters per person 0.1972 cubic meters per person 0.083 cubic meters per person France
2020s 0.0961 cubic meters per person 0.138 cubic meters per person 0.0419 cubic meters per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Benin or France?
France, at 0.1446 cubic meters per person against 0.0948 cubic meters per person in Benin as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Benin and France?
0.0498 cubic meters per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and France?
38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do Benin and France rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Benin ranks 91st and France ranks 90th 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.