Oil reserves, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Oil reserves, per capita was 4.73 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil reserves, per capita in Egypt, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4.73 cubic meters per person for oil reserves, per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per capita in Egypt peaked at 15.67 cubic meters per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.73 cubic meters per person, in 2021.
That places Egypt 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.21 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1981 | 10.21 cubic meters per person | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 10.04 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 11.06 cubic meters per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 11.14 cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.03 cubic meters per person | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 11.72 cubic meters per person | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 10.66 cubic meters per person | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 12.39 cubic meters per person | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 12.05 cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 12.25 cubic meters per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 11.92 cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 11.64 cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 15.67 cubic meters per person | +34.6% |
| 1994 | 15.58 cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.89 cubic meters per person | -49.3% |
| 1996 | 9.2 cubic meters per person | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 8.59 cubic meters per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 8.72 cubic meters per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.78 cubic meters per person | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 6.41 cubic meters per person | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 6.28 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.15 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 7.56 cubic meters per person | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 7.4 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.25 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.11 cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.98 cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.85 cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.72 cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6 cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.68 cubic meters per person | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 7.51 cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.34 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.17 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.02 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 6.88 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.75 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.37 cubic meters per person | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 4.88 cubic meters per person | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 4.8 cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.73 cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.73 cubic meters per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.84 cubic meters per person, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -49.3% | 15.58 cubic meters per person | 7.89 cubic meters per person |
| 1993 | +34.6% | 11.64 cubic meters per person | 15.67 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.05 cubic meters per person | 10.03 cubic meters per person | 12.39 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.92 cubic meters per person | 7.78 cubic meters per person | 15.67 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 cubic meters per person | 6.15 cubic meters per person | 7.56 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 cubic meters per person | 4.88 cubic meters per person | 7.68 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 cubic meters per person | 4.73 cubic meters per person | 4.8 cubic meters per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per capita in Egypt?
- Oil reserves, per capita in Egypt was 4.73 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15.67 cubic meters per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 cubic meters per person in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for oil reserves, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil reserves, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.