Ghana vs Peru: Oil reserves, per capita

Ghana
3.23 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Peru
4.12 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Ghana rank
48th
Peru rank
46th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Peru
02468198020002021

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.12 cubic meters per person against 3.23 cubic meters per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.89 cubic meters per person.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.

Ghana ranks 48th and Peru ranks 46th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Peru Difference Ahead
1980s 0.045 cubic meters per person 5.42 cubic meters per person 5.38 cubic meters per person Peru
1990s 0.0599 cubic meters per person 3.6 cubic meters per person 3.54 cubic meters per person Peru
2000s 0.116 cubic meters per person 2.95 cubic meters per person 2.84 cubic meters per person Peru
2010s 3.31 cubic meters per person 3.68 cubic meters per person 0.3664 cubic meters per person Peru
2020s 3.26 cubic meters per person 4.44 cubic meters per person 1.19 cubic meters per person Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Ghana or Peru?
Peru, at 4.12 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 Ghana and Peru?
0.89 cubic meters per person, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Peru?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Peru rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Ghana ranks 48th and Peru ranks 46th 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.