Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Oil production, per square kilometre
Iraq
0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Oil production, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.0 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, per square kilometre, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Iraq, at 0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil production, per square kilometre between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil production, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.