Congo vs Nigeria: Gas reserves, per capita
Congo
48,198 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Nigeria
26,362 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Congo rank
24th
Nigeria rank
27th
Gas reserves, per capita over time
- Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Congo currently reports 48,198 cubic meters per person against 26,362 cubic meters per person in Nigeria, a difference of 21,836 cubic meters per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.8 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34,002 cubic meters per person | 16,243 cubic meters per person | 17,759 cubic meters per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 33,505 cubic meters per person | 28,212 cubic meters per person | 5,293 cubic meters per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 35,830 cubic meters per person | 30,693 cubic meters per person | 5,137 cubic meters per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 51,052 cubic meters per person | 28,028 cubic meters per person | 23,025 cubic meters per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 48,868 cubic meters per person | 26,440 cubic meters per person | 22,427 cubic meters per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, per capita, Congo or Nigeria?
- Congo, at 48,198 cubic meters per person against 26,362 cubic meters per person in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves, per capita between Congo and Nigeria?
- 21,836 cubic meters per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for gas reserves, per capita?
- Congo ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.