Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Gas reserves
Qatar
23.86 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
9.42 trillion cubic meters
in 2021
Qatar rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Gas reserves over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 23.86 trillion cubic meters against 9.42 trillion cubic meters in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 14.44 trillion cubic meters.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.02 trillion cubic meters | 3.55 trillion cubic meters | 526.64 billion cubic meters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 6.56 trillion cubic meters | 5.33 trillion cubic meters | 1.23 trillion cubic meters | Qatar |
| 2000s | 20.24 trillion cubic meters | 6.58 trillion cubic meters | 13.67 trillion cubic meters | Qatar |
| 2010s | 24.77 trillion cubic meters | 8.24 trillion cubic meters | 16.53 trillion cubic meters | Qatar |
| 2020s | 23.86 trillion cubic meters | 9.25 trillion cubic meters | 14.61 trillion cubic meters | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 23.86 trillion cubic meters against 9.42 trillion cubic meters in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 14.44 trillion cubic meters, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gas reserves?
- Qatar ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 211 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.