Morocco vs South Africa: Oil reserves, per capita

Morocco
0.0029 cubic meters per person
in 2021
South Africa
0.0388 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Morocco rank
96th
South Africa rank
93rd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
00.20.40.6198020002021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0388 cubic meters per person against 0.0029 cubic meters per person in Morocco, a difference of 0.0359 cubic meters per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 13.2 times Morocco's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 93rd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0019 cubic meters per person 0.5416 cubic meters per person 0.5397 cubic meters per person South Africa
1990s 0.0089 cubic meters per person 0.1134 cubic meters per person 0.1045 cubic meters per person South Africa
2000s 0.0074 cubic meters per person 0.0592 cubic meters per person 0.0517 cubic meters per person South Africa
2010s 0.0032 cubic meters per person 0.0427 cubic meters per person 0.0395 cubic meters per person South Africa
2020s 0.003 cubic meters per person 0.0391 cubic meters per person 0.0361 cubic meters per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Morocco or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0388 cubic meters per person against 0.0029 cubic meters per person in Morocco as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Morocco and South Africa?
0.0359 cubic meters per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Morocco ranks 96th 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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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.