Niger vs Norway: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Niger
0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Norway
0.0025 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Niger rank
31st
Norway rank
29th

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Niger
  • Norway
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198020002021

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0025 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Niger, a difference of 0.0009 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.

Niger ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 198 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0184 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0184 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0109 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0109 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
2000s 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0056 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0056 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
2010s 0.0019 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0023 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
2020s 0.0017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0029 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Niger or Norway?
Norway, at 0.0025 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Niger and Norway?
0.0009 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Norway?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Niger and Norway rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Niger ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,375 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.