Kuwait vs OECD members: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Kuwait
16,626 kWh per capita
in 2024
OECD members
7,794 kWh per capita
in 2025
Kuwait rank
5th
OECD members rank
4th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Kuwait
- OECD members
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16,626 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 8,832 kWh per capita.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 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 | 7,881 kWh per capita | 8,121 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 16,408 kWh per capita | 7,700 kWh per capita | 8,708 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 16,626 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Kuwait and OECD members?
- 8,832 kWh per capita, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th of 151 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.