Kuwait vs Qatar: Oil reserves, per capita
Kuwait
3,700 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Qatar
1,602 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Kuwait rank
1st
Qatar rank
4th
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3,700 cubic meters per person against 1,602 cubic meters per person in Qatar, a difference of 2,098 cubic meters per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.3 times Qatar's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,886 cubic meters per person | 1,552 cubic meters per person | 5,334 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 9,132 cubic meters per person | 1,217 cubic meters per person | 7,915 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 6,984 cubic meters per person | 2,438 cubic meters per person | 4,545 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4,396 cubic meters per person | 1,928 cubic meters per person | 2,468 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3,684 cubic meters per person | 1,519 cubic meters per person | 2,165 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 3,700 cubic meters per person against 1,602 cubic meters per person in Qatar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 2,098 cubic meters per person, with Kuwait 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 oil reserves, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Oil reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.