Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gas reserves, per square kilometre was 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, gas reserves, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million cubic meters per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Nigeria 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.52 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 1.01 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 2.64 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.40 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 2.72 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 3.86 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.87 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 3.86 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 5.74 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 5.61 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 6.18 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 6.23 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 10 Iraq 8.59 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 11 Israel 8.13 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.43 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 4.96 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 4.38 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 16 Norway 4.24 million cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Nigeria
- Fuel imports 38.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2024)
- Gas production 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million cubic meters per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gas reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gas 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.
Gas reserves ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gas reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gas 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.