Kuwait vs Qatar: Electric power consumption
Kuwait
16,496 kWh per capita
in 2023
Qatar
19,963 kWh per capita
in 2023
Kuwait rank
5th
Qatar rank
4th
Electric power consumption over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 19,963 kWh per capita against 16,496 kWh per capita in Kuwait, a difference of 3,467 kWh per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 4th of 149 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,963 kWh per capita | 11,230 kWh per capita | 732.92 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 16,577 kWh per capita | 14,770 kWh per capita | 1,808 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16,002 kWh per capita | 17,172 kWh per capita | 1,169 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 16,354 kWh per capita | 18,857 kWh per capita | 2,503 kWh per capita | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 19,963 kWh per capita against 16,496 kWh per capita in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 3,467 kWh per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 4th of 149 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.