Iraq vs Nigeria: Gas reserves, per square kilometre
Iraq
8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Nigeria
6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Iraq rank
10th
Nigeria rank
13th
Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Nigeria
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 2.26 million cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 200 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.25 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.52 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 728,148 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6.87 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 3.40 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 3.47 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 7.17 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 4.87 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 2.30 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 7.57 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 5.77 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.80 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 6.28 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 2.31 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, Iraq or Nigeria?
- Iraq, at 8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between Iraq and Nigeria?
- 2.26 million cubic meters per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.