Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy use
Kuwait
5.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
41st
Sri Lanka rank
42nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.41 terawatt-hours against 4.63 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 0.2782 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 0.9097 terawatt-hours | 1.27 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 0.1364 terawatt-hours | 4.1 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.32 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 2.2 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.19 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 13.69 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 9.28 terawatt-hours | 4.6 terawatt-hours | 4.68 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 14.02 terawatt-hours | -0.5102 terawatt-hours | 14.53 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
- Kuwait, at 5.41 terawatt-hours against 4.63 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 0.78 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Kuwait ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.