Oil reserves, per capita in Libya
Libya: Oil reserves, per capita was 1,078 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil reserves, per capita in Libya, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil reserves, per capita in Libya is 1,078 cubic meters per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per capita in Libya peaked at 1,212 cubic meters per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 738.75 cubic meters per person, in 1995.
Libya ranks 6th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,091 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1981 | 1,010 cubic meters per person | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 964.65 cubic meters per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 919.14 cubic meters per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 896.13 cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 860.44 cubic meters per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 842.94 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 820.01 cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 787.85 cubic meters per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 805.38 cubic meters per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 815.46 cubic meters per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 797.66 cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 781.17 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 765.87 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 751.74 cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 738.75 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 940.4 cubic meters per person | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 926.05 cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 912.35 cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 898.83 cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 884.09 cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 867.96 cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 851.45 cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 834.63 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 997.71 cubic meters per person | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 1,058 cubic meters per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1,040 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,080 cubic meters per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,057 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,090 cubic meters per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,083 cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,163 cubic meters per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1,212 cubic meters per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,211 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,199 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,177 cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,159 cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,141 cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,123 cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,106 cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,091 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,078 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,078 cubic meters per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7779 cubic meters per person, 1385.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,078 cubic meters per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.84 cubic meters per person, 83.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per capita in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +27.3% | 738.75 cubic meters per person | 940.4 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 899.73 cubic meters per person | 787.85 cubic meters per person | 1,091 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 832.83 cubic meters per person | 738.75 cubic meters per person | 940.4 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 976.18 cubic meters per person | 834.63 cubic meters per person | 1,090 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,157 cubic meters per person | 1,083 cubic meters per person | 1,212 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,084 cubic meters per person | 1,078 cubic meters per person | 1,091 cubic meters per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 3 United Arab Emirates 1,624 cubic meters per person compare
- 4 Qatar 1,602 cubic meters per person compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 1,336 cubic meters per person compare
- 7 Canada 708.04 cubic meters per person compare
- 8 Iraq 535.3 cubic meters per person compare
- 9 Brunei 387.15 cubic meters per person compare
More energy & mining data for Libya
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 13.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per capita in Libya?
- Oil reserves, per capita in Libya was 1,078 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,212 cubic meters per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 738.75 cubic meters per person in 1995.
- How does Libya rank for oil reserves, per capita?
- Libya ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.