Colombia vs Mexico: Oil reserves, per capita

Colombia
6.32 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Mexico
7.21 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Colombia rank
41st
Mexico rank
39th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 7.21 cubic meters per person against 6.32 cubic meters per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.89 cubic meters per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 39th of 201 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 5.31 cubic meters per person 103.39 cubic meters per person 98.08 cubic meters per person Mexico
1990s 11.13 cubic meters per person 88.64 cubic meters per person 77.51 cubic meters per person Mexico
2000s 6.67 cubic meters per person 26.7 cubic meters per person 20.03 cubic meters per person Mexico
2010s 6.78 cubic meters per person 12.24 cubic meters per person 5.46 cubic meters per person Mexico
2020s 6.24 cubic meters per person 7.23 cubic meters per person 0.9916 cubic meters per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Colombia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 7.21 cubic meters per person against 6.32 cubic meters per person in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Colombia and Mexico?
0.89 cubic meters per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Colombia ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 39th 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.