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Kuwait vs Libya: Oil reserves

Kuwait
16.14 billion cubic meters
in 2021
Libya
7.69 billion cubic meters
in 2021
Kuwait rank
6th
Libya rank
9th

Oil reserves over time

  • Kuwait
  • Libya
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 16.14 billion cubic meters against 7.69 billion cubic meters in Libya, a difference of 8.45 billion cubic meters.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.1 times Libya's.

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

Kuwait ranks 6th and Libya ranks 9th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil reserves
Unit
cubic meters
Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 8,283 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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. Includes crude oil and lease condensate.