Kuwait vs Venezuela: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Kuwait
905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Venezuela
54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Kuwait rank
1st
Venezuela rank
4th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Venezuela
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre against 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre in Venezuela, a difference of 850,807 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 16.5 times Venezuela's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 4th 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 | 719,845 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,286 cubic meters per square kilometre | 714,558 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 861,985 cubic meters per square kilometre | 11,549 cubic meters per square kilometre | 850,436 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 885,494 cubic meters per square kilometre | 14,530 cubic meters per square kilometre | 870,963 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre | 47,248 cubic meters per square kilometre | 858,319 cubic meters per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre | 54,670 cubic meters per square kilometre | 850,897 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 Venezuela?
- Kuwait, at 905,567 cubic meters per square kilometre against 54,760 cubic meters per square kilometre in Venezuela as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 850,807 cubic meters per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 4th 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.