Kuwait vs Qatar: Per capita daily oil consumption
Kuwait
0.1025 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Qatar
0.0962 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Kuwait rank
5th
Qatar rank
6th
Per capita daily oil consumption over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.1025 barrels per capita per day against 0.0962 barrels per capita per day in Qatar, a difference of 0.0063 barrels per capita per day.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0699 barrels per capita per day | 0.0692 barrels per capita per day | 0.0007 barrels per capita per day | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.1017 barrels per capita per day | 0.0733 barrels per capita per day | 0.0284 barrels per capita per day | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1386 barrels per capita per day | 0.1146 barrels per capita per day | 0.0241 barrels per capita per day | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1259 barrels per capita per day | 0.096 barrels per capita per day | 0.0299 barrels per capita per day | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita daily oil consumption, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 0.1025 barrels per capita per day against 0.0962 barrels per capita per day in Qatar as of 2018.
- What is the difference in per capita daily oil consumption between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.0063 barrels per capita per day, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for per capita daily oil consumption?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 6th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.