Egypt vs Kuwait: Gas reserves
Egypt
1.78 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Kuwait
1.78 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Egypt rank
19th
Kuwait rank
19th
Gas reserves over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.78 trillion cubic meters against 1.78 trillion cubic meters in Kuwait, a difference of 0 cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Egypt ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 192.21 billion cubic meters | 1.07 trillion cubic meters | 873.19 billion cubic meters | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 532.89 billion cubic meters | 1.49 trillion cubic meters | 958.84 billion cubic meters | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.46 trillion cubic meters | 1.56 trillion cubic meters | 105.20 billion cubic meters | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.05 trillion cubic meters | 1.79 trillion cubic meters | 258.82 billion cubic meters | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.78 trillion cubic meters | 1.78 trillion cubic meters | 0 cubic meters | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Egypt, at 1.78 trillion cubic meters against 1.78 trillion cubic meters in Kuwait as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 0 cubic meters, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for gas reserves?
- Egypt ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) β 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.