Kuwait vs Qatar: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Kuwait
905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Qatar
349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Kuwait rank
1st
Qatar rank
2nd
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre against 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 556,265 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.6 times Qatar's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Qatar 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 | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 719,845 cubic meters per square kilometre | 46,064 cubic meters per square kilometre | 673,781 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 861,985 cubic meters per square kilometre | 52,978 cubic meters per square kilometre | 809,007 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 885,494 cubic meters per square kilometre | 189,684 cubic meters per square kilometre | 695,809 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre | 348,638 cubic meters per square kilometre | 556,929 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre | 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre | 556,265 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre against 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 556,265 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 1st 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.