Ireland vs Kuwait: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
0.6213 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait
0.4961 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
52nd
Kuwait rank
55th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Kuwait
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.6213 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.4961 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1252 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 52nd and Kuwait ranks 55th of 78 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0019 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4686 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2879 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Ireland or Kuwait?
- Ireland, at 0.6213 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.4961 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Kuwait?
- 0.1252 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kuwait?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Kuwait rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 52nd and Kuwait ranks 55th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.