Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita daily oil consumption
Kuwait
0.1025 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
0.0914 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Kuwait rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Per capita daily oil consumption over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.1025 barrels per capita per day against 0.0914 barrels per capita per day in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0111 barrels per capita per day.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 191 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0699 barrels per capita per day | 0.0665 barrels per capita per day | 0.0034 barrels per capita per day | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.1017 barrels per capita per day | 0.0704 barrels per capita per day | 0.0313 barrels per capita per day | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1386 barrels per capita per day | 0.0812 barrels per capita per day | 0.0575 barrels per capita per day | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1259 barrels per capita per day | 0.0989 barrels per capita per day | 0.027 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 0.1025 barrels per capita per day against 0.0914 barrels per capita per day in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in per capita daily oil consumption between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0111 barrels per capita per day, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita daily oil consumption?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th 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.