Iraq vs Libya: Oil reserves, per capita
Iraq
535.3 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Libya
1,078 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Iraq rank
8th
Libya rank
6th
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1,078 cubic meters per person against 535.3 cubic meters per person in Iraq, a difference of 542.7 cubic meters per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.0 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Iraq ranks 8th and Libya ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 511.32 cubic meters per person | 899.73 cubic meters per person | 388.42 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 812.94 cubic meters per person | 832.83 cubic meters per person | 19.89 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 662.61 cubic meters per person | 976.18 cubic meters per person | 313.57 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 601.39 cubic meters per person | 1,157 cubic meters per person | 556.06 cubic meters per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 541.37 cubic meters per person | 1,084 cubic meters per person | 543.12 cubic meters per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Iraq or Libya?
- Libya, at 1,078 cubic meters per person against 535.3 cubic meters per person in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Iraq and Libya?
- 542.7 cubic meters per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 8th and Libya ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.