Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita daily oil consumption

Mauritania
0.0051 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
0.0049 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Mauritania rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
139th

Per capita daily oil consumption over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0051 barrels per capita per day against 0.0049 barrels per capita per day in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 barrels per capita per day.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0028 barrels per capita per day 0.0034 barrels per capita per day 0.0006 barrels per capita per day Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0084 barrels per capita per day 0.003 barrels per capita per day 0.0054 barrels per capita per day Mauritania
2000s 0.0035 barrels per capita per day 0.0041 barrels per capita per day 0.0007 barrels per capita per day Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0044 barrels per capita per day 0.0044 barrels per capita per day 0.0001 barrels per capita per day Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita daily oil consumption, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 0.0051 barrels per capita per day against 0.0049 barrels per capita per day in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in per capita daily oil consumption between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
0.0002 barrels per capita per day, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita daily oil consumption?
Mauritania ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.