Cameroon vs Netherlands: Oil reserves, per capita

Cameroon
1.18 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Netherlands
1.25 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Cameroon rank
64th
Netherlands rank
62nd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Netherlands
0246810198020002021

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.25 cubic meters per person against 1.18 cubic meters per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.07 cubic meters per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 64th and Netherlands ranks 62nd of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Netherlands Difference Ahead
1980s 7.21 cubic meters per person 2.69 cubic meters per person 4.52 cubic meters per person Cameroon
1990s 4.96 cubic meters per person 1.34 cubic meters per person 3.62 cubic meters per person Cameroon
2000s 3.45 cubic meters per person 1.02 cubic meters per person 2.43 cubic meters per person Cameroon
2010s 1.42 cubic meters per person 1.55 cubic meters per person 0.1265 cubic meters per person Netherlands
2020s 1.2 cubic meters per person 1.15 cubic meters per person 0.051 cubic meters per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Cameroon or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.25 cubic meters per person against 1.18 cubic meters per person in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Cameroon and Netherlands?
0.07 cubic meters per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Netherlands?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Netherlands rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 64th and Netherlands ranks 62nd 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.