Oil reserves, per capita in Poland
Poland: Oil reserves, per capita was 0.4858 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil reserves, per capita in Poland, 1992–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil reserves, per capita in Poland is 0.4858 cubic meters per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.6542 cubic meters per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1243 cubic meters per person, in 1992.
Poland ranks 77th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1243 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1745 cubic meters per person | +40.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1518 cubic meters per person | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1455 cubic meters per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.129 cubic meters per person | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1648 cubic meters per person | +27.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1647 cubic meters per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4724 cubic meters per person | +186.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4774 cubic meters per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4775 cubic meters per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4778 cubic meters per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4011 cubic meters per person | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4013 cubic meters per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4015 cubic meters per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4017 cubic meters per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4019 cubic meters per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4019 cubic meters per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4016 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4028 cubic meters per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4026 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6474 cubic meters per person | +60.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6542 cubic meters per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6422 cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5983 cubic meters per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5768 cubic meters per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5767 cubic meters per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5359 cubic meters per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5193 cubic meters per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5043 cubic meters per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4858 cubic meters per person | -3.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.4858 cubic meters per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.227 cubic meters per person, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per capita in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +186.8% | 0.1647 cubic meters per person | 0.4724 cubic meters per person |
| 2012 | +60.8% | 0.4026 cubic meters per person | 0.6474 cubic meters per person |
| 1993 | +40.3% | 0.1243 cubic meters per person | 0.1745 cubic meters per person |
| 1997 | +27.8% | 0.129 cubic meters per person | 0.1648 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1909 cubic meters per person | 0.1243 cubic meters per person | 0.4724 cubic meters per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4244 cubic meters per person | 0.4011 cubic meters per person | 0.4778 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5556 cubic meters per person | 0.4026 cubic meters per person | 0.6542 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4951 cubic meters per person | 0.4858 cubic meters per person | 0.5043 cubic meters per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 74 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5364 cubic meters per person compare
- 75 India 0.5177 cubic meters per person compare
- 76 Spain 0.5027 cubic meters per person compare
- 78 Myanmar 0.4139 cubic meters per person compare
- 79 Bulgaria 0.3665 cubic meters per person compare
- 80 Pakistan 0.3585 cubic meters per person compare
More energy & mining data for Poland
- 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 2.92 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per capita in Poland?
- Oil reserves, per capita in Poland was 0.4858 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6542 cubic meters per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 cubic meters per person in 1992.
- How does Poland rank for oil reserves, per capita?
- Poland ranks 77th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.