Oil reserves, per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Oil reserves, per capita was 22.9 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
22.9 cubic meters per person
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
24th
of 201 countries
All-time high
53.37 cubic meters per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.4006 cubic meters per person
in 1987
Years of data
36
1986–2021

Oil reserves, per capita in Suriname, 1986–2021

02040601986200320211986: 0.405 cubic meters per person1987: 0.401 cubic meters per person1988: 10.7 cubic meters per person1989: 11.2 cubic meters per person1990: 10.9 cubic meters per person1991: 10.5 cubic meters per person1992: 14.3 cubic meters per person1993: 18.7 cubic meters per person1994: 21.2 cubic meters per person1995: 30.3 cubic meters per person1996: 26.8 cubic meters per person1997: 26.3 cubic meters per person1998: 25.7 cubic meters per person1999: 25.2 cubic meters per person2000: 24.7 cubic meters per person2001: 24.2 cubic meters per person2002: 23.7 cubic meters per person2003: 53.4 cubic meters per person2004: 34.3 cubic meters per person2005: 34 cubic meters per person2006: 33.6 cubic meters per person2007: 33.2 cubic meters per person2008: 26 cubic meters per person2009: 23.3 cubic meters per person2010: 23 cubic meters per person2011: 22.6 cubic meters per person2012: 20.3 cubic meters per person2013: 21.5 cubic meters per person2014: 25.6 cubic meters per person2015: 25.3 cubic meters per person2016: 27 cubic meters per person2017: 22.5 cubic meters per person2018: 22.3 cubic meters per person2019: 22.2 cubic meters per person2020: 19.3 cubic meters per person2021: 22.9 cubic meters per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for oil reserves, per capita in Suriname is 22.9 cubic meters per person, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil reserves, per capita in Suriname peaked at 53.37 cubic meters per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4006 cubic meters per person, in 1987.

That places Suriname 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Oil reserves, per capita in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Oil reserves, per capita in Suriname, 1986 to 2021.
Year cubic meters per person Change
1986 0.4052 cubic meters per person
1987 0.4006 cubic meters per person -1.2%
1988 10.67 cubic meters per person +2564.3%
1989 11.17 cubic meters per person +4.7%
1990 10.87 cubic meters per person -2.7%
1991 10.46 cubic meters per person -3.8%
1992 14.32 cubic meters per person +36.9%
1993 18.65 cubic meters per person +30.3%
1994 21.15 cubic meters per person +13.4%
1995 30.31 cubic meters per person +43.3%
1996 26.81 cubic meters per person -11.5%
1997 26.26 cubic meters per person -2.1%
1998 25.72 cubic meters per person -2.0%
1999 25.2 cubic meters per person -2.0%
2000 24.68 cubic meters per person -2.0%
2001 24.18 cubic meters per person -2.0%
2002 23.69 cubic meters per person -2.0%
2003 53.37 cubic meters per person +125.3%
2004 34.34 cubic meters per person -35.7%
2005 33.98 cubic meters per person -1.0%
2006 33.61 cubic meters per person -1.1%
2007 33.23 cubic meters per person -1.1%
2008 26.04 cubic meters per person -21.6%
2009 23.28 cubic meters per person -10.6%
2010 23.01 cubic meters per person -1.2%
2011 22.55 cubic meters per person -2.0%
2012 20.35 cubic meters per person -9.8%
2013 21.46 cubic meters per person +5.5%
2014 25.56 cubic meters per person +19.1%
2015 25.28 cubic meters per person -1.1%
2016 27.04 cubic meters per person +7.0%
2017 22.49 cubic meters per person -16.8%
2018 22.33 cubic meters per person -0.7%
2019 22.15 cubic meters per person -0.8%
2020 19.32 cubic meters per person -12.8%
2021 22.9 cubic meters per person +18.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.66 cubic meters per person 0.4006 cubic meters per person 11.17 cubic meters per person 4
1990s 20.97 cubic meters per person 10.46 cubic meters per person 30.31 cubic meters per person 10
2000s 31.04 cubic meters per person 23.28 cubic meters per person 53.37 cubic meters per person 10
2010s 23.22 cubic meters per person 20.35 cubic meters per person 27.04 cubic meters per person 10
2020s 21.11 cubic meters per person 19.32 cubic meters per person 22.9 cubic meters per person 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 21 Angola 35.83 cubic meters per person compare
  2. 22 Trinidad and Tobago 28.25 cubic meters per person compare
  3. 23 Nigeria 26.84 cubic meters per person compare
  4. 25 United States of America 22.59 cubic meters per person compare
  5. 26 Bahrain 19.71 cubic meters per person compare
  6. 27 Syrian Arab Republic 18.38 cubic meters per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil reserves, per capita in Suriname?
Oil reserves, per capita in Suriname was 22.9 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 53.37 cubic meters per person in 2003.
What is the lowest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4006 cubic meters per person in 1987.
How does Suriname rank for oil reserves, per capita?
Suriname ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
Is oil reserves, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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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Indicator
Oil reserves, per capita
Unit
cubic meters per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
201 places, 7,683 data points, 1980–2021
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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.