Oil reserves, per unit of GDP in Japan
Japan: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP was 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP in Japan, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, oil reserves, per unit of gdp in Japan stood at 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per unit of gdp in Japan peaked at 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Japan 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +44.7% |
| 1983 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1987 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 1988 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +31.8% |
| 1999 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 92 Israel 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 France 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Jordan 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Morocco 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Ethiopia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Aruba 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Afghanistan 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Armenia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 American Samoa 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Burundi 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Belgium 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Burkina Faso 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Bahamas 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Bermuda 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Bhutan 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Botswana 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Central African Republic 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Switzerland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Comoros 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Cape Verde 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Costa Rica 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Cayman Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Cyprus 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Djibouti 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Dominica 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Dominican Republic 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Eritrea 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Estonia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Finland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Fiji 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Faroe Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Guinea 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Gambia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Grenada 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Greenland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Guam 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Guyana 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Hong Kong, China 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Honduras 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Haiti 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Ireland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Iceland 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Jamaica 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Kenya 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Cambodia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Kiribati 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Republic of Korea 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Lebanon 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Liberia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Saint Lucia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Sri Lanka 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Lesotho 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Luxembourg 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Latvia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Macau, China 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Republic of Moldova 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Madagascar 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Maldives 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 North Macedonia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Mali 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Malta 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Montenegro 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Mongolia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Mozambique 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Mauritius 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Malawi 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Namibia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 New Caledonia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Nicaragua 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Nepal 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Naoero 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Panama 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Puerto Rico 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Portugal 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Paraguay 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Palestine, State of 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 French Polynesia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Rwanda 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Senegal 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Singapore 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Solomon Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Sierra Leone 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 El Salvador 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Somalia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Slovenia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Sweden 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Eswatini 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Seychelles 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Togo 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Timor-Leste 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Tonga 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Uruguay 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 United States Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Vanuatu 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Samoa 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Zambia 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
- 98 Zimbabwe 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
More energy & mining data for Japan
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 7.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.6% (2025)
- Gas production 22.04 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 178.13 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 22.04 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 178.13 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per unit of gdp in Japan?
- Oil reserves, per unit of gdp in Japan was 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Japan rank for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oil reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oil reserves ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Oil reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.