Nigeria vs Trinidad and Tobago: Oil reserves, per capita

Nigeria
26.84 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
28.25 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Nigeria rank
23rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
22nd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Trinidad and Tobago
255075100125198020002021

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 28.25 cubic meters per person against 26.84 cubic meters per person in Nigeria, a difference of 1.41 cubic meters per person.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Nigeria ranks 23rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 22nd of 201 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1980s 31.52 cubic meters per person 80.94 cubic meters per person 49.42 cubic meters per person Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 26.2 cubic meters per person 65.15 cubic meters per person 38.95 cubic meters per person Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 32.7 cubic meters per person 95.12 cubic meters per person 62.42 cubic meters per person Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 31.5 cubic meters per person 69.08 cubic meters per person 37.58 cubic meters per person Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 27.15 cubic meters per person 28.26 cubic meters per person 1.1 cubic meters per person Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Nigeria or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 28.25 cubic meters per person against 26.84 cubic meters per person in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?
1.41 cubic meters per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 22nd 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.