Iran vs United Kingdom: Oil production, per square kilometre

Iran
0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
13th

Oil production, per square kilometre over time

  • Iran
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Iran
1970s 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Iran
1980s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0043 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil production, per square kilometre, Iran or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil production, per square kilometre between Iran and United Kingdom?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for oil production, per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil production, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,824 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Oil production 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.