Oil reserves, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Oil reserves, per capita was 22.9 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil reserves, per capita in Suriname, 1986–2021
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
| 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% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 22.9 cubic meters per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7779 cubic meters per person, 29.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per capita in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +2564.3% | 0.4006 cubic meters per person | 10.67 cubic meters per person |
| 2003 | +125.3% | 23.69 cubic meters per person | 53.37 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 21 Angola 35.83 cubic meters per person compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 28.25 cubic meters per person compare
- 23 Nigeria 26.84 cubic meters per person compare
- 25 United States 22.59 cubic meters per person compare
- 26 Bahrain 19.71 cubic meters per person compare
- 27 Syria 18.38 cubic meters per person compare
More energy & mining data for Suriname
- 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 0.3856 % 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 12.9% (2024)
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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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.