Kuwait vs Venezuela: Oil reserves, per capita
Kuwait
3,700 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Venezuela
1,711 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Kuwait rank
1st
Venezuela rank
2nd
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Venezuela
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3,700 cubic meters per person against 1,711 cubic meters per person in Venezuela, a difference of 1,989 cubic meters per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.2 times Venezuela's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,886 cubic meters per person | 263.7 cubic meters per person | 6,622 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 9,132 cubic meters per person | 463.82 cubic meters per person | 8,669 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 6,984 cubic meters per person | 482.56 cubic meters per person | 6,501 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4,396 cubic meters per person | 1,392 cubic meters per person | 3,004 cubic meters per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3,684 cubic meters per person | 1,702 cubic meters per person | 1,982 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 Venezuela?
- Kuwait, at 3,700 cubic meters per person against 1,711 cubic meters per person in Venezuela as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 1,989 cubic meters per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Venezuela rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 2nd 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.