Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Oil production, per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia
0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
13th

Oil production, per square kilometre over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Kingdom
00.0020.0040.006196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.8 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0053 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0056 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil production, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or United Kingdom?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil production, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom rank globally for oil production, per square kilometre?
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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.