Kuwait vs Qatar: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal
Kuwait
2.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
2.15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
65th
Qatar rank
63rd
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.15 terawatt-hours against 2.07 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 0.08 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 65th and Qatar ranks 63rd of 212 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.006 terawatt-hours | 0.022 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 0.2433 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.15 terawatt-hours against 2.07 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.08 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Kuwait ranks 65th and Qatar ranks 63rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.