Kuwait vs Norway: Electric power consumption
Kuwait
16,496 kWh per capita
in 2023
Norway
23,673 kWh per capita
in 2024
Kuwait rank
5th
Norway rank
2nd
Electric power consumption over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 23,673 kWh per capita against 16,496 kWh per capita in Kuwait, a difference of 7,177 kWh per capita.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 150 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,963 kWh per capita | 24,250 kWh per capita | 12,287 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2000s | 16,577 kWh per capita | 24,538 kWh per capita | 7,961 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2010s | 16,002 kWh per capita | 23,928 kWh per capita | 7,925 kWh per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 16,354 kWh per capita | 23,852 kWh per capita | 7,498 kWh per capita | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Kuwait or Norway?
- Norway, at 23,673 kWh per capita against 16,496 kWh per capita in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Kuwait and Norway?
- 7,177 kWh per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 150 countries.
- 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.