Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Oil reserves, per capita

Croatia
2.91 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
2.54 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Croatia rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
54th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Croatia
  • Papua New Guinea
2.557.51012.5198520032021

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 2.91 cubic meters per person against 2.54 cubic meters per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.37 cubic meters per person.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Croatia ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 4.08 cubic meters per person 10.17 cubic meters per person 6.1 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 3.02 cubic meters per person 5.9 cubic meters per person 2.88 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.73 cubic meters per person 2.87 cubic meters per person 0.1405 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.9 cubic meters per person 2.55 cubic meters per person 0.3486 cubic meters per person Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
Croatia, at 2.91 cubic meters per person against 2.54 cubic meters per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
0.37 cubic meters per person, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Croatia ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th 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.