Nigeria vs Qatar: Oil production
Nigeria
977.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
886.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria rank
15th
Qatar rank
16th
Oil production over time
- Nigeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 977.11 terawatt-hours against 886.95 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 90.16 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 16th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1950s | 0.9188 terawatt-hours | 58.52 terawatt-hours | 57.6 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1960s | 115.58 terawatt-hours | 141.39 terawatt-hours | 25.81 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1970s | 1,082 terawatt-hours | 273.11 terawatt-hours | 808.7 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 852.58 terawatt-hours | 208.11 terawatt-hours | 644.48 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1,111 terawatt-hours | 300.43 terawatt-hours | 810.54 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1,276 terawatt-hours | 587.09 terawatt-hours | 688.84 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1,237 terawatt-hours | 894.65 terawatt-hours | 342.35 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 926.89 terawatt-hours | 853.06 terawatt-hours | 73.83 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Nigeria or Qatar?
- Nigeria, at 977.11 terawatt-hours against 886.95 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Nigeria and Qatar?
- 90.16 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for oil production?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 16th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.