Azerbaijan vs Kuwait: Gas reserves
Azerbaijan
1.70 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Kuwait
1.78 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
20th
Kuwait rank
18th
Gas reserves over time
- Azerbaijan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.78 trillion cubic meters against 1.70 trillion cubic meters in Azerbaijan, a difference of 84.95 billion cubic meters.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124.59 billion cubic meters | 1.50 trillion cubic meters | 1.37 trillion cubic meters | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 632.03 billion cubic meters | 1.56 trillion cubic meters | 931.60 billion cubic meters | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 948.61 billion cubic meters | 1.79 trillion cubic meters | 845.26 billion cubic meters | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.56 trillion cubic meters | 1.78 trillion cubic meters | 226.53 billion cubic meters | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, Azerbaijan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.78 trillion cubic meters against 1.70 trillion cubic meters in Azerbaijan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves between Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 84.95 billion cubic meters, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Kuwait rank globally for gas reserves?
- Azerbaijan ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.