This statistic shows the oil reserves in Kuwait from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, the oil reserves amounted to roughly 14 billion metric tons in Kuwait. The oil industry in Kuwait is one of the largest in the country and is responsible for almost half of the country's GDP.
Oil reserves in Kuwait from 1990 to 2018
(in billion metric tons)
Total proved reserves of oil: generally taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.
Reserves include gas condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs) as well as crude oil.
The figures for 1990-2009 are taken from the report “Oeldorado 2009”. Figures thereafter have been taken from various editions of the cited report.
For clarity purposes, the figures have been rounded.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Oil reserves in Kuwait from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264377/oil-reserves-in-kuwait-since-1990/
BP. "Oil reserves in Kuwait from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264377/oil-reserves-in-kuwait-since-1990/
BP. (2019). Oil reserves in Kuwait from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264377/oil-reserves-in-kuwait-since-1990/
BP. "Oil Reserves in Kuwait from 1990 to 2018 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264377/oil-reserves-in-kuwait-since-1990/
BP, Oil reserves in Kuwait from 1990 to 2018 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264377/oil-reserves-in-kuwait-since-1990/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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