Iraq vs United Arab Emirates: Oil production, per square kilometre

Iraq
0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0295 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Oil production, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • United Arab Emirates
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0295 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0238 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 5.2 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 205 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1970s 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0123 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0095 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0113 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0089 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0185 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0171 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0214 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0186 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0222 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0286 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil production, per square kilometre, Iraq or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0295 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0057 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil production, per square kilometre between Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
0.0238 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil production, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th 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

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.