Japan vs Kuwait: Electricity generation from oil
Japan
25.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
33.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Kuwait rank
5th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 33.07 terawatt-hours against 25.39 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 7.68 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166.56 terawatt-hours | 30.34 terawatt-hours | 136.21 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 111.04 terawatt-hours | 32.66 terawatt-hours | 78.38 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 30.88 terawatt-hours | 35.59 terawatt-hours | 4.72 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 33.07 terawatt-hours against 25.39 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Japan and Kuwait?
- 7.68 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Japan ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. 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.