Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Gas reserves, per square kilometre
Nigeria
6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
4.38 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Nigeria rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 4.38 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.94 million cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.52 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.65 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 131,601 cubic meters per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.40 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 2.48 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 918,417 cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.87 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 3.06 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.81 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.77 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 3.83 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.93 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.28 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 4.30 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.98 million cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Nigeria, at 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre against 4.38 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.94 million cubic meters per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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.