Chile vs Kuwait: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Chile
9.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
5.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
23rd
Kuwait rank
25th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Chile
- Kuwait
How they compare
Chile currently reports 9.5 terawatt-hours against 5.47 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 4.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.7 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kuwait ahead.
Chile ranks 23rd and Kuwait ranks 25th of 75 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.94 terawatt-hours | 14.66 terawatt-hours | 11.73 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 8.98 terawatt-hours | 9.27 terawatt-hours | 0.2957 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -3.08 terawatt-hours | 14.01 terawatt-hours | 17.09 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Chile or Kuwait?
- Chile, at 9.5 terawatt-hours against 5.47 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Chile and Kuwait?
- 4.03 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kuwait?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Kuwait rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Chile ranks 23rd and Kuwait ranks 25th of 75 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.