Brunei vs Libya: Oil reserves, per capita
Brunei
387.15 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Libya
1,078 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Brunei rank
9th
Libya rank
6th
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Brunei
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1,078 cubic meters per person against 387.15 cubic meters per person in Brunei, a difference of 690.85 cubic meters per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.8 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 9th and Libya ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,112 cubic meters per person | 899.73 cubic meters per person | 212.72 cubic meters per person | Brunei |
| 1990s | 751.81 cubic meters per person | 832.83 cubic meters per person | 81.02 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 573.52 cubic meters per person | 976.18 cubic meters per person | 402.65 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 418.17 cubic meters per person | 1,157 cubic meters per person | 739.29 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 389.02 cubic meters per person | 1,084 cubic meters per person | 695.47 cubic meters per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Brunei or Libya?
- Libya, at 1,078 cubic meters per person against 387.15 cubic meters per person in Brunei as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Brunei and Libya?
- 690.85 cubic meters per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Libya?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Brunei and Libya rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Brunei ranks 9th and Libya ranks 6th 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.