Japan vs South Africa: Oil reserves, per capita
Japan
0.0558 cubic meters per person
in 2021
South Africa
0.0388 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Japan rank
92nd
South Africa rank
93rd
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0558 cubic meters per person against 0.0388 cubic meters per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.017 cubic meters per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 93rd of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0768 cubic meters per person | 0.5416 cubic meters per person | 0.4648 cubic meters per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.068 cubic meters per person | 0.1134 cubic meters per person | 0.0454 cubic meters per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0693 cubic meters per person | 0.0592 cubic meters per person | 0.0102 cubic meters per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0551 cubic meters per person | 0.0427 cubic meters per person | 0.0124 cubic meters per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0557 cubic meters per person | 0.0391 cubic meters per person | 0.0166 cubic meters per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 0.0558 cubic meters per person against 0.0388 cubic meters per person in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.017 cubic meters per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Japan ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 93rd 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.