Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Kuwait
51,374 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
38,695 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 51,374 kilowatt-hours per person against 38,695 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 12,679 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,810 kilowatt-hours per person | 38,576 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 29,233 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,140 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,094 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 25,579 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,081 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,498 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 35,231 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,329 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,902 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 45,742 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,544 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 49,677 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,526 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,150 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 47,450 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,610 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,841 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 51,374 kilowatt-hours per person against 38,695 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 12,679 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 fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person, 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 kilowatt-hours per person.