Brazil vs Yemen: Oil reserves, per capita

Brazil
9.65 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Yemen
12.84 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Brazil rank
35th
Yemen rank
33rd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 12.84 cubic meters per person against 9.65 cubic meters per person in Brazil, a difference of 3.19 cubic meters per person.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 33rd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 2.57 cubic meters per person 17 cubic meters per person 14.43 cubic meters per person Yemen
1990s 3.9 cubic meters per person 39.07 cubic meters per person 35.17 cubic meters per person Yemen
2000s 8.55 cubic meters per person 26.47 cubic meters per person 17.92 cubic meters per person Yemen
2010s 10.94 cubic meters per person 15.61 cubic meters per person 4.67 cubic meters per person Yemen
2020s 9.94 cubic meters per person 13.02 cubic meters per person 3.08 cubic meters per person Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Brazil or Yemen?
Yemen, at 12.84 cubic meters per person against 9.65 cubic meters per person in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Brazil and Yemen?
3.19 cubic meters per person, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Yemen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Yemen rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Brazil ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 33rd 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.