Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Oil reserves, per capita

Kuwait
3,700 cubic meters per person
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
1,624 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Kuwait rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 3,700 cubic meters per person against 1,624 cubic meters per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2,076 cubic meters per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 6,886 cubic meters per person 5,014 cubic meters per person 1,872 cubic meters per person Kuwait
1990s 9,132 cubic meters per person 6,489 cubic meters per person 2,644 cubic meters per person Kuwait
2000s 6,984 cubic meters per person 3,376 cubic meters per person 3,607 cubic meters per person Kuwait
2010s 4,396 cubic meters per person 1,907 cubic meters per person 2,489 cubic meters per person Kuwait
2020s 3,684 cubic meters per person 1,639 cubic meters per person 2,045 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 United Arab Emirates?
Kuwait, at 3,700 cubic meters per person against 1,624 cubic meters per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
2,076 cubic meters per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Oil reserves, per capita
Unit
cubic meters per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,683 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.