Iraq vs Qatar: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Iraq
53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Qatar
349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Iraq rank
5th
Qatar rank
2nd
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre against 53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 296,193 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 6.6 times Iraq's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,554 cubic meters per square kilometre | 46,064 cubic meters per square kilometre | 27,510 cubic meters per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1990s | 37,696 cubic meters per square kilometre | 52,978 cubic meters per square kilometre | 15,282 cubic meters per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2000s | 41,469 cubic meters per square kilometre | 189,684 cubic meters per square kilometre | 148,215 cubic meters per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 50,552 cubic meters per square kilometre | 348,638 cubic meters per square kilometre | 298,087 cubic meters per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre | 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 296,193 cubic meters per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Iraq or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre against 53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Iraq and Qatar?
- 296,193 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Qatar?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Qatar rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.