Oil reserves, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Oil reserves, per capita was 0.6915 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil reserves, per capita in Turkey, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.6915 cubic meters per person for oil reserves, per capita in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per capita in Turkey peaked at 1.81 cubic meters per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3776 cubic meters per person, in 1981.
Turkey ranks 69th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4377 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.3776 cubic meters per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9407 cubic meters per person | +149.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9189 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.19 cubic meters per person | +29.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9222 cubic meters per person | -22.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9212 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.2 cubic meters per person | +30.6% |
| 1988 | 1.12 cubic meters per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 1.1 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.48 cubic meters per person | +34.2% |
| 1991 | 1.81 cubic meters per person | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 1.48 cubic meters per person | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 1.28 cubic meters per person | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 1.29 cubic meters per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.27 cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.25 cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6578 cubic meters per person | -47.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8258 cubic meters per person | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7808 cubic meters per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7257 cubic meters per person | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7098 cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7013 cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7032 cubic meters per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6954 cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.688 cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6809 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6798 cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6713 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6621 cubic meters per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5699 cubic meters per person | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5793 cubic meters per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5719 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5646 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6073 cubic meters per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6017 cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6257 cubic meters per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6622 cubic meters per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6671 cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6238 cubic meters per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6978 cubic meters per person | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6915 cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.6915 cubic meters per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7779 cubic meters per person, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.6915 cubic meters per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.227 cubic meters per person, 3.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per capita in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +149.2% | 0.3776 cubic meters per person | 0.9407 cubic meters per person |
| 1997 | -47.4% | 1.25 cubic meters per person | 0.6578 cubic meters per person |
| 1990 | +34.2% | 1.1 cubic meters per person | 1.48 cubic meters per person |
| 1987 | +30.6% | 0.9212 cubic meters per person | 1.2 cubic meters per person |
| 1984 | +29.1% | 0.9189 cubic meters per person | 1.19 cubic meters per person |
| 1998 | +25.5% | 0.6578 cubic meters per person | 0.8258 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9131 cubic meters per person | 0.3776 cubic meters per person | 1.2 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 cubic meters per person | 0.6578 cubic meters per person | 1.81 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6917 cubic meters per person | 0.6621 cubic meters per person | 0.7257 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6074 cubic meters per person | 0.5646 cubic meters per person | 0.6671 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6947 cubic meters per person | 0.6915 cubic meters per person | 0.6978 cubic meters per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 66 Niger 0.9733 cubic meters per person compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 0.9282 cubic meters per person compare
- 68 Guatemala 0.7779 cubic meters per person compare
- 70 Lithuania 0.6793 cubic meters per person compare
- 71 Mauritania 0.6716 cubic meters per person compare
- 72 Austria 0.6249 cubic meters per person compare
More energy & mining data for Turkey
- 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 4.49 % 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 8.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per capita in Turkey?
- Oil reserves, per capita in Turkey was 0.6915 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 cubic meters per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3776 cubic meters per person in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for oil reserves, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 69th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.