France vs Japan: Oil reserves, per capita

France
0.1446 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Japan
0.0558 cubic meters per person
in 2021
France rank
90th
Japan rank
92nd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • France
  • Japan
00.20.40.6198020002021

How they compare

France currently reports 0.1446 cubic meters per person against 0.0558 cubic meters per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0888 cubic meters per person.

That makes France's figure about 2.6 times Japan's.

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

France ranks 90th and Japan ranks 92nd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.416 cubic meters per person 0.0769 cubic meters per person 0.3391 cubic meters per person France
1990s 0.4136 cubic meters per person 0.072 cubic meters per person 0.3416 cubic meters per person France
2000s 0.3387 cubic meters per person 0.0693 cubic meters per person 0.2694 cubic meters per person France
2010s 0.1972 cubic meters per person 0.0551 cubic meters per person 0.1421 cubic meters per person France
2020s 0.138 cubic meters per person 0.0557 cubic meters per person 0.0823 cubic meters per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, France or Japan?
France, at 0.1446 cubic meters per person against 0.0558 cubic meters per person in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between France and Japan?
0.0888 cubic meters per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do France and Japan rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
France ranks 90th and Japan ranks 92nd 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.