Cameroon vs New Zealand: Oil reserves, per capita

Cameroon
1.18 cubic meters per person
in 2021
New Zealand
1.28 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Cameroon rank
64th
New Zealand rank
61st

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • New Zealand
246810198020002021

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.28 cubic meters per person against 1.18 cubic meters per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1 cubic meters per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.

Cameroon ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 61st of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 7.21 cubic meters per person 8.07 cubic meters per person 0.8597 cubic meters per person New Zealand
1990s 4.96 cubic meters per person 6.59 cubic meters per person 1.63 cubic meters per person New Zealand
2000s 3.45 cubic meters per person 3.39 cubic meters per person 0.0564 cubic meters per person Cameroon
2010s 1.42 cubic meters per person 2.52 cubic meters per person 1.1 cubic meters per person New Zealand
2020s 1.2 cubic meters per person 1.32 cubic meters per person 0.1222 cubic meters per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Cameroon or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.28 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 New Zealand?
0.1 cubic meters per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and New Zealand?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and New Zealand rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 61st 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.