Kuwait vs Russia: Energy intensity
Kuwait
2.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Russia
2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Kuwait rank
12th
Russia rank
9th
Energy intensity over time
- Kuwait
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kuwait, a difference of 0.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 12th and Russia ranks 9th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.66 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4162 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 3.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5.55 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.75 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Russia |
| 2000s | 2.41 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.34 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.931 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1842 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0094 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Kuwait or Russia?
- Russia, at 2.26 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 2.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Kuwait and Russia?
- 0.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Russia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Russia rank globally for energy intensity?
- Kuwait ranks 12th and Russia ranks 9th of 165 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. 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.