Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Oil production, annual growth rate
Nigeria
6.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
5.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
21st
Oil production, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.5 % change on previous year against 5.03 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.47 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 103 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 108.2 % change on previous year | 9.39 % change on previous year | 98.81 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 72.58 % change on previous year | 11.25 % change on previous year | 61.33 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 19.16 % change on previous year | 12.59 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -1.49 % change on previous year | -3.01 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6882 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 0.352 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -0.3331 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -2.55 % change on previous year | -0.4117 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Nigeria, at 6.5 % change on previous year against 5.03 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.47 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil production, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Oil production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.