Kuwait vs South Africa: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Kuwait
-0.3%
in 2025
South Africa
-1.9%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
36th
South Africa rank
39th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Kuwait
- South Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -0.3% against -1.9% in South Africa, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 78 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 1.4% | 24.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 103.9% | 0.2% | 103.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 31.3% | -0.6% | 31.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Kuwait or South Africa?
- Kuwait, at -0.3% against -1.9% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Kuwait and South Africa?
- 1.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.