Nigeria vs Uganda: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Nigeria
0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Uganda
0.0098 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nigeria rank
25th
Uganda rank
23rd

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
00.020.040.06198020002021

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0098 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0382 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0382 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.0356 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0356 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.0319 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0319 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 0.0097 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0102 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0005 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.0098 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Uganda?
0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 23rd 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.