Mexico vs Nigeria: Oil production, per square kilometre

Mexico
0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
19th

Oil production, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 205 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil production, per square kilometre, Mexico or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil production, per square kilometre between Mexico and Nigeria?
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for oil production, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.