Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Oil production, per square kilometre

Norway
0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

Oil production, per square kilometre over time

  • Norway
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0020.0040.006196119922023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Norway ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0041 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.0044 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil production, per square kilometre, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
Norway, at 0.003 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 Norway and Saudi Arabia?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil production, per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 9th 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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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.