Kuwait vs Qatar: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Kuwait
17,990 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
17,298 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
2nd
Qatar rank
3rd
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 17,990 kilowatt-hours against 17,298 kilowatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 692 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,694 kilowatt-hours | 15,894 kilowatt-hours | 2,800 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 17,707 kilowatt-hours | 17,155 kilowatt-hours | 551.28 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 18,010 kilowatt-hours | 17,998 kilowatt-hours | 12.07 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 17,990 kilowatt-hours against 17,298 kilowatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 692 kilowatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd 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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.