Kuwait vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Oil reserves, per capita

Kuwait
3,700 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1,711 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Kuwait rank
1st
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
2nd

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k198020002021

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 3,700 cubic meters per person against 1,711 cubic meters per person in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 1,989 cubic meters per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.2 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

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

Kuwait ranks 1st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of?
Kuwait, at 3,700 cubic meters per person against 1,711 cubic meters per person in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Kuwait and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
1,989 cubic meters per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 1st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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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.