What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between Nigeria and United States?

0.0014 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Total Reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs United States: Total Reserves, per square kilometre

Nigeria

0.0299 units per square kilometre

in 2016

United States

0.0285 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Nigeria rank

114th

United States rank

116th

Total Reserves, per square kilometre over time

Nigeria
United States

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0299 units per square kilometre against 0.0285 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0014 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 114th and United States ranks 116th of 164 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0298 units per square kilometre	0.009 units per square kilometre	0.0209 units per square kilometre	Nigeria
2010s	0.0399 units per square kilometre	0.015 units per square kilometre	0.025 units per square kilometre	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, per square kilometre, Nigeria or United States?: Nigeria, at 0.0299 units per square kilometre against 0.0285 units per square kilometre in United States as of 2016.
What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between Nigeria and United States?: 0.0014 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for total reserves, per square kilometre?: Nigeria ranks 114th and United States ranks 116th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Total Reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total Reserves, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 174 places, 4,193 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total 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.