Kuwait vs New Caledonia: Coal consumption
Kuwait
2.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Caledonia
2.29 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kuwait rank
88th
New Caledonia rank
89th
Coal consumption over time
- Kuwait
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.49 terawatt-hours against 2.29 terawatt-hours in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.2 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 88th and New Caledonia ranks 89th of 220 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.0046 terawatt-hours | 1.99 terawatt-hours | 1.99 terawatt-hours | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 6.3 terawatt-hours | 4.47 terawatt-hours | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | 6.45 terawatt-hours | 5.29 terawatt-hours | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Kuwait or New Caledonia?
- Kuwait, at 2.49 terawatt-hours against 2.29 terawatt-hours in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Kuwait and New Caledonia?
- 0.2 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Caledonia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and New Caledonia rank globally for coal consumption?
- Kuwait ranks 88th and New Caledonia ranks 89th 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.