Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Kuwait
16,626 kWh per capita
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
15,361 kWh per capita
in 2024
Kuwait rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16,626 kWh per capita against 15,361 kWh per capita in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1,265 kWh per capita.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 151 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,963 kWh per capita | 9,191 kWh per capita | 2,771 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 16,577 kWh per capita | 11,667 kWh per capita | 4,910 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16,002 kWh per capita | 13,540 kWh per capita | 2,463 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 16,408 kWh per capita | 14,804 kWh per capita | 1,605 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 16,626 kWh per capita against 15,361 kWh per capita in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 1,265 kWh per capita, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th 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.