Kuwait vs OECD members: Electric power consumption
Kuwait
16,496 kWh per capita
in 2023
OECD members
7,670 kWh per capita
in 2024
Kuwait rank
5th
OECD members rank
4th
Electric power consumption over time
- Kuwait
- OECD members
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16,496 kWh per capita against 7,670 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 8,826 kWh per capita.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th of 150 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,963 kWh per capita | 6,945 kWh per capita | 5,018 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 16,577 kWh per capita | 7,855 kWh per capita | 8,722 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16,002 kWh per capita | 7,873 kWh per capita | 8,129 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 16,354 kWh per capita | 7,663 kWh per capita | 8,691 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Kuwait or OECD members?
- Kuwait, at 16,496 kWh per capita against 7,670 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Kuwait and OECD members?
- 8,826 kWh per capita, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th 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.