Egypt vs Ghana: Oil reserves, per capita

Egypt
4.73 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Ghana
3.23 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Egypt rank
45th
Ghana rank
48th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
051015198020002021

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.73 cubic meters per person against 3.23 cubic meters per person in Ghana, a difference of 1.5 cubic meters per person.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.

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

Egypt ranks 45th and Ghana ranks 48th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 11.05 cubic meters per person 0.045 cubic meters per person 11.01 cubic meters per person Egypt
1990s 10.92 cubic meters per person 0.0599 cubic meters per person 10.86 cubic meters per person Egypt
2000s 6.87 cubic meters per person 0.116 cubic meters per person 6.76 cubic meters per person Egypt
2010s 6.72 cubic meters per person 3.31 cubic meters per person 3.41 cubic meters per person Egypt
2020s 4.76 cubic meters per person 3.26 cubic meters per person 1.51 cubic meters per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Egypt or Ghana?
Egypt, at 4.73 cubic meters per person against 3.23 cubic meters per person in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Egypt and Ghana?
1.5 cubic meters per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Egypt ranks 45th and Ghana ranks 48th 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.