What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?

0.55 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Total Reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Total Reserves, per square kilometre

Kuwait

1.75 units per square kilometre

in 2016

United Arab Emirates

1.2 units per square kilometre

in 2016

Kuwait rank

17th

United Arab Emirates rank

19th

Total Reserves, per square kilometre over time

Kuwait
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.75 units per square kilometre against 1.2 units per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.55 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 164 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4964 units per square kilometre	0.2016 units per square kilometre	0.2948 units per square kilometre	Kuwait
2010s	1.67 units per square kilometre	1.26 units per square kilometre	0.4117 units per square kilometre	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, per square kilometre, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?: Kuwait, at 1.75 units per square kilometre against 1.2 units per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2016.
What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?: 0.55 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for total reserves, per square kilometre?: Kuwait ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Total Reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total Reserves, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 174 places, 4,193 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total 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.