Oil reserves, per capita by country
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.
Countries reporting
97
Highest
3,700 cubic meters per person
Kuwait
Lowest
0.0006 cubic meters per person
Ethiopia
Median
3.21 cubic meters per person
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
7,683
What the numbers show
Oil reserves, per capita is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 3,700 cubic meters per person in Kuwait; the lowest is 0.0006 cubic meters per person in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.21 cubic meters per person, and the mean is 152.16 cubic meters per person.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 555.8%), and the largest decrease in Mauritania (down 85.2%).
Oil reserves, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 3,700 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 2 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1,711 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 1,624 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Qatar | 1,602 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1,336 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 6 | Libya | 1,078 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 708.04 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Iraq | 535.3 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 387.15 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 10 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 374.93 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 241.58 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 238.76 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 13 | Oman | 189.81 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 14 | Gabon | 133.79 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 109.78 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 99.44 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 87.87 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 18 | Congo | 77.76 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 74.38 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Algeria | 43.33 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 35.83 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.25 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 23 | Nigeria | 26.84 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 24 | Suriname | 22.9 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 25 | United States of America | 22.59 cubic meters per person | 2020 | up 97.0% | falling |
| 26 | Bahrain | 19.71 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.38 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 28 | Malaysia | 16.7 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 29 | Sudan | 16.54 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Australia | 15.14 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 13.45 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 32 | Chad | 13.38 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 33 | Yemen | 12.84 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 11.97 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 48.3% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 9.65 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Albania | 9.58 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 8.71 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 38 | Uganda | 8.66 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | 7.21 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 7.07 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 555.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 6.32 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.93 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 5.61 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 4.99 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 45 | Egypt | 4.73 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 46 | Peru | 4.12 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 47 | Belarus | 3.38 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | 3.23 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.21 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 55.1% | rising |
| 50 | China | 2.93 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 51 | Croatia | 2.91 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 2.76 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 53 | Belize | 2.69 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 2.54 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia | 1.8 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 56 | Cuba | 1.77 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Georgia | 1.5 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Indonesia | 1.42 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 1.42 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 1.34 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 61 | New Zealand | 1.28 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Netherlands | 1.25 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 1.23 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Cameroon | 1.18 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Barbados | 1.11 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 66 | Niger | 0.9733 cubic meters per person | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9282 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 68 | Guatemala | 0.7779 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Türkiye | 0.6915 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 70 | Lithuania | 0.6793 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 71 | Mauritania | 0.6716 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 0.6249 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 73 | Thailand | 0.5602 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5364 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 75 | India | 0.5177 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 76 | Spain | 0.5027 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Poland | 0.4858 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 78 | Myanmar | 0.4139 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 157.3% | rising |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0.3665 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 80 | Pakistan | 0.3585 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 46.8% | flat |
| 81 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.2886 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 82 | Slovakia | 0.2627 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 83 | Czechia | 0.227 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 84 | Germany | 0.2201 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 85 | Israel | 0.216 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 443.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Hungary | 0.1997 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Philippines | 0.1947 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 0.1914 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 89 | Greece | 0.1504 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 90 | France | 0.1446 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 91 | Benin | 0.0948 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Japan | 0.0558 cubic meters per person | 2021 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 93 | South Africa | 0.0388 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 0.0266 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Jordan | 0.0144 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Morocco | 0.0029 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 0.0006 cubic meters per person | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
How this figure is calculated
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.
Oil reserves ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oil reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.