Iran vs Kuwait: Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate
Iran
-76.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
-72.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iran rank
144th
Kuwait rank
142nd
Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate over time
- Iran
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -72.81 % change on previous year against -76.13 % change on previous year in Iran, a difference of 3.32 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 144th and Kuwait ranks 142nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.94 % change on previous year | 29.46 % change on previous year | 16.52 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 52.23 % change on previous year | -50.84 % change on previous year | 103.07 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1980s | 36.48 % change on previous year | 107.79 % change on previous year | 71.31 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 21.76 % change on previous year | 38.11 % change on previous year | 16.35 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 43.32 % change on previous year | 117.84 % change on previous year | 74.52 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 139.41 % change on previous year | 11.17 % change on previous year | 128.24 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2020s | 46.99 % change on previous year | 31.95 % change on previous year | 15.03 % change on previous year | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate, Iran or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -72.81 % change on previous year against -76.13 % change on previous year in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate between Iran and Kuwait?
- 3.32 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Kuwait rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate?
- Iran ranks 144th and Kuwait ranks 142nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual change in primary energy use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.