Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Oil reserves, per square kilometre

Qatar
349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Qatar rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre against 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 130,364 cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 46,064 cubic meters per square kilometre 101,059 cubic meters per square kilometre 54,995 cubic meters per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 52,978 cubic meters per square kilometre 219,409 cubic meters per square kilometre 166,431 cubic meters per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 189,684 cubic meters per square kilometre 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre 29,254 cubic meters per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 348,638 cubic meters per square kilometre 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre 129,700 cubic meters per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre 130,364 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, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 349,302 cubic meters per square kilometre against 218,938 cubic meters per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
130,364 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Unit
cubic meters per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,613 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.