Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita
Kuwait
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 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 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 205 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 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 terawatt-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 fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.