Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Oil reserves, per capita
Qatar
1,602 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
1,336 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Qatar rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1,602 cubic meters per person against 1,336 cubic meters per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 266 cubic meters per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,552 cubic meters per person | 3,452 cubic meters per person | 1,900 cubic meters per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1,217 cubic meters per person | 3,223 cubic meters per person | 2,006 cubic meters per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2,438 cubic meters per person | 2,109 cubic meters per person | 329.53 cubic meters per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1,928 cubic meters per person | 1,502 cubic meters per person | 426.16 cubic meters per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1,519 cubic meters per person | 1,341 cubic meters per person | 178.8 cubic meters per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 1,602 cubic meters per person against 1,336 cubic meters per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 266 cubic meters per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Qatar ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th 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.