Ecuador vs Nigeria: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Ecuador
5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Nigeria
6,440 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Ecuador rank
14th
Nigeria rank
12th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6,440 cubic meters per square kilometre against 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 1,144 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 793.23 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,883 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,089 cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1,094 cubic meters per square kilometre | 3,148 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,054 cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2,468 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,198 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2,730 cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5,033 cubic meters per square kilometre | 6,472 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,439 cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre | 6,447 cubic meters per square kilometre | 1,151 cubic meters per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6,440 cubic meters per square kilometre against 5,296 cubic meters per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 1,144 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, 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 reserves 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.