High income vs Kuwait: Energy use

High income
4,178 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2024
Kuwait
8,952 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
High income rank
4th
Kuwait rank
6th

Energy use over time

  • High income
  • Kuwait
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 8,952 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 4,178 kg of oil equivalent per capita in High income, a difference of 4,774 kg of oil equivalent per capita.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.1 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.

High income ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 4,707 kg of oil equivalent per capita 7,227 kg of oil equivalent per capita 2,520 kg of oil equivalent per capita Kuwait
2000s 4,923 kg of oil equivalent per capita 10,339 kg of oil equivalent per capita 5,416 kg of oil equivalent per capita Kuwait
2010s 4,722 kg of oil equivalent per capita 9,782 kg of oil equivalent per capita 5,060 kg of oil equivalent per capita Kuwait
2020s 4,497 kg of oil equivalent per capita 8,883 kg of oil equivalent per capita 4,387 kg of oil equivalent per capita Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use, High income or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 8,952 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 4,178 kg of oil equivalent per capita in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy use between High income and Kuwait?
4,774 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kuwait?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do High income and Kuwait rank globally for energy use?
High income ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)
Unit
kg of oil equivalent per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 6,690 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.