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
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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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.