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
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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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.