Kuwait vs Qatar: Gas reserves, per square kilometre

Kuwait
100.11 million cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Qatar
2.08 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st

Gas reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2.08 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 100.11 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 1.98 billion cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 20.7 times Kuwait's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 59.79 million cubic meters per square kilometre 260.34 million cubic meters per square kilometre 200.55 million cubic meters per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 83.71 million cubic meters per square kilometre 564.70 million cubic meters per square kilometre 480.99 million cubic meters per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 87.75 million cubic meters per square kilometre 1.74 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 1.66 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 100.67 million cubic meters per square kilometre 2.15 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 2.05 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 100.11 million cubic meters per square kilometre 2.08 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 1.98 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2.08 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 100.11 million cubic meters per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
1.98 billion cubic meters per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas 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
200 places, 7,651 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.