Kuwait vs Netherlands: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Kuwait
258.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
260.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
35th
Netherlands rank
34th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Kuwait
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 260.69 terawatt-hours against 258.21 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 2.48 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 219 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.54 terawatt-hours | 60.89 terawatt-hours | 34.34 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 32.88 terawatt-hours | 330.78 terawatt-hours | 297.9 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 48.02 terawatt-hours | 359.53 terawatt-hours | 311.5 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 61.49 terawatt-hours | 409.83 terawatt-hours | 348.34 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 104.36 terawatt-hours | 410.39 terawatt-hours | 306.03 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 185.03 terawatt-hours | 378.45 terawatt-hours | 193.41 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 223.47 terawatt-hours | 293.4 terawatt-hours | 69.93 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Kuwait or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 260.69 terawatt-hours against 258.21 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 2.48 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.