High income vs Kuwait: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
High income
8,989 kWh per capita
in 2025
Kuwait
16,626 kWh per capita
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
5th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- High income
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16,626 kWh per capita against 8,989 kWh per capita in High income, a difference of 7,637 kWh per capita.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 5th of 43 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,467 kWh per capita | 11,963 kWh per capita | 4,496 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 8,527 kWh per capita | 16,577 kWh per capita | 8,051 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 8,805 kWh per capita | 16,002 kWh per capita | 7,198 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8,787 kWh per capita | 16,408 kWh per capita | 7,622 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, High income or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 16,626 kWh per capita against 8,989 kWh per capita in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between High income and Kuwait?
- 7,637 kWh per capita, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do High income and Kuwait rank globally for electric power consumption?
- High income ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 5th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.