Kuwait vs United States: Electricity generation from oil
Kuwait
33.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
31.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
5th
United States rank
6th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Kuwait
- United States
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 33.07 terawatt-hours against 31.72 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 1.35 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 209 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.34 terawatt-hours | 99.44 terawatt-hours | 69.1 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 32.66 terawatt-hours | 41.43 terawatt-hours | 8.77 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 35.59 terawatt-hours | 33.92 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Kuwait or United States?
- Kuwait, at 33.07 terawatt-hours against 31.72 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Kuwait and United States?
- 1.35 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United States rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th 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.