Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Oil reserves, per capita
Canada
708.04 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
1,336 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Canada rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,336 cubic meters per person against 708.04 cubic meters per person in Canada, a difference of 627.96 cubic meters per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.14 cubic meters per person | 3,452 cubic meters per person | 3,410 cubic meters per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 28.75 cubic meters per person | 3,223 cubic meters per person | 3,194 cubic meters per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 618.6 cubic meters per person | 2,109 cubic meters per person | 1,490 cubic meters per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 768.47 cubic meters per person | 1,502 cubic meters per person | 733.37 cubic meters per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 709.1 cubic meters per person | 1,341 cubic meters per person | 631.42 cubic meters per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1,336 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 627.96 cubic meters per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Canada ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th 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.