What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?

205 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?

29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Equatorial Guinea

6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre

in 2021

Nigeria

6,440 cubic meters per square kilometre

in 2021

Equatorial Guinea rank

13th

Nigeria rank

12th

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6,440 cubic meters per square kilometre against 6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 205 cubic meters per square kilometre.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 201 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54.41 cubic meters per square kilometre	3,225 cubic meters per square kilometre	3,171 cubic meters per square kilometre	Nigeria
2000s	1,918 cubic meters per square kilometre	5,198 cubic meters per square kilometre	3,280 cubic meters per square kilometre	Nigeria
2010s	6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre	6,472 cubic meters per square kilometre	237.63 cubic meters per square kilometre	Nigeria
2020s	6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre	6,447 cubic meters per square kilometre	212.02 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, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 6,440 cubic meters per square kilometre against 6,235 cubic meters per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?: 205 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Unit: cubic meters per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 201 places, 7,613 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed: 22 August 2026

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.