Denmark vs Kuwait: Coal consumption
Denmark
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
2.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
91st
Kuwait rank
88th
Coal consumption over time
- Denmark
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.49 terawatt-hours against 2.17 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 0.32 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 91st and Kuwait ranks 88th of 220 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 73 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 1990s | 79.8 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 79.8 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 51.82 terawatt-hours | 0.0046 terawatt-hours | 51.81 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 27.4 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 25.58 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 8.19 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 6.81 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Denmark or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.49 terawatt-hours against 2.17 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Denmark and Kuwait?
- 0.32 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kuwait?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Kuwait rank globally for coal consumption?
- Denmark ranks 91st and Kuwait ranks 88th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.