Canada vs Libya: Oil reserves, per capita
Canada
708.04 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Libya
1,078 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Canada rank
7th
Libya rank
6th
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Canada
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1,078 cubic meters per person against 708.04 cubic meters per person in Canada, a difference of 369.96 cubic meters per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and Libya ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.14 cubic meters per person | 899.73 cubic meters per person | 857.59 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 28.75 cubic meters per person | 832.83 cubic meters per person | 804.08 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 618.6 cubic meters per person | 976.18 cubic meters per person | 357.58 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 768.47 cubic meters per person | 1,157 cubic meters per person | 388.99 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 709.1 cubic meters per person | 1,084 cubic meters per person | 375.4 cubic meters per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Canada or Libya?
- Libya, at 1,078 cubic meters per person against 708.04 cubic meters per person in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Canada and Libya?
- 369.96 cubic meters per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Libya?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Libya rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Canada ranks 7th 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.