Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Nigeria
9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nigeria rank
23rd
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
0204060198020002021

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.13 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 22.2 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 32.23 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 10.02 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 37.64 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 37.56 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0802 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 30.4 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 23.66 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 6.74 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 11.54 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 11.28 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.2578 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 9.47 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 10.7 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 1.23 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
0.13 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia 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 unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 7,394 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Gas 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.