Egypt vs United Kingdom: Oil reserves, per capita

Egypt
4.73 cubic meters per person
in 2021
United Kingdom
5.93 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Egypt rank
45th
United Kingdom rank
42nd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 5.93 cubic meters per person against 4.73 cubic meters per person in Egypt, a difference of 1.2 cubic meters per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Egypt ranks 45th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 11.05 cubic meters per person 33.21 cubic meters per person 22.16 cubic meters per person United Kingdom
1990s 10.92 cubic meters per person 12.15 cubic meters per person 1.22 cubic meters per person United Kingdom
2000s 6.87 cubic meters per person 11.59 cubic meters per person 4.71 cubic meters per person United Kingdom
2010s 6.72 cubic meters per person 6.92 cubic meters per person 0.2027 cubic meters per person United Kingdom
2020s 4.76 cubic meters per person 6.18 cubic meters per person 1.42 cubic meters per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Egypt or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 5.93 cubic meters per person against 4.73 cubic meters per person in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Egypt and United Kingdom?
1.2 cubic meters per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Kingdom?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Egypt and United Kingdom rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Egypt ranks 45th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd 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.