Oil reserves, per capita in Russia
Russia: Oil reserves, per capita was 87.87 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil reserves, per capita in Russia, 1997–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
In 2021, oil reserves, per capita in Russia stood at 87.87 cubic meters per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per capita in Russia peaked at 88.45 cubic meters per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 52.21 cubic meters per person, in 1997.
That places Russia 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per capita in Russia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 52.21 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1998 | 52.3 cubic meters per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 52.46 cubic meters per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.68 cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 52.9 cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.15 cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.95 cubic meters per person | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 66.21 cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.47 cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.68 cubic meters per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.8 cubic meters per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.83 cubic meters per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.81 cubic meters per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.78 cubic meters per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.7 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.53 cubic meters per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.45 cubic meters per person | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 88.18 cubic meters per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.94 cubic meters per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.71 cubic meters per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.54 cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.48 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.44 cubic meters per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.57 cubic meters per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.87 cubic meters per person | +0.3% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 87.87 cubic meters per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.227 cubic meters per person, 387.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per capita in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +32.9% | 66.53 cubic meters per person | 88.45 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.32 cubic meters per person | 52.21 cubic meters per person | 52.46 cubic meters per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.45 cubic meters per person | 52.68 cubic meters per person | 66.83 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.47 cubic meters per person | 66.53 cubic meters per person | 88.45 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.72 cubic meters per person | 87.57 cubic meters per person | 87.87 cubic meters per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 14 Gabon 133.79 cubic meters per person compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 109.78 cubic meters per person compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 99.44 cubic meters per person compare
- 18 Congo 77.76 cubic meters per person compare
- 19 Ecuador 74.38 cubic meters per person compare
- 20 Algeria 43.33 cubic meters per person compare
More energy & mining data for Russia
- 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 -0.605 % 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 0.0001 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 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per capita in Russia?
- Oil reserves, per capita in Russia was 87.87 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.45 cubic meters per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.21 cubic meters per person in 1997.
- How does Russia rank for oil reserves, per capita?
- Russia ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.