Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
104,857 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
96,634 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
12th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person against 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 8,223 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,296 kilowatt-hours per person | 76,622 kilowatt-hours per person | 59,674 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 76,760 kilowatt-hours per person | 70,184 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,576 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 65,914 kilowatt-hours per person | 85,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,110 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 73,884 kilowatt-hours per person | 85,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,127 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 128,412 kilowatt-hours per person | 86,477 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,936 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 120,461 kilowatt-hours per person | 100,263 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,198 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 103,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 95,685 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,737 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person against 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 8,223 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 218 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 use per person 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 person.