Iran vs Kuwait: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Iran
2.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Kuwait
2.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Iran rank
9th
Kuwait rank
10th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iran
- Kuwait
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kuwait, a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iran ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8272 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.29 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.42 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.41 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.25 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.31 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.48 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.41 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2646 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0709 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.25 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0568 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Iran or Kuwait?
- Iran, at 2.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Iran and Kuwait?
- 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kuwait?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Kuwait rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Iran ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.