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
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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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.