Iran vs Kuwait: Share of primary energy from coal
Iran
0.5%
in 2025
Kuwait
0.5%
in 2025
Iran rank
64th
Kuwait rank
66th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Iran
- Kuwait
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 64th and Kuwait ranks 66th of 78 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Iran or Kuwait?
- Iran, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Iran and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kuwait?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Kuwait rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Iran ranks 64th and Kuwait ranks 66th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.