Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Kuwait
51,374 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
62,217 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 62,217 kilowatt-hours per person against 51,374 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 10,843 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,775 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,989 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,786 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 29,233 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,861 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,628 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 25,579 kilowatt-hours per person | 68,119 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,540 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 35,231 kilowatt-hours per person | 94,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 59,399 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 45,742 kilowatt-hours per person | 87,400 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,658 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 49,677 kilowatt-hours per person | 78,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,592 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 47,450 kilowatt-hours per person | 64,701 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,250 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 62,217 kilowatt-hours per person against 51,374 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 10,843 kilowatt-hours per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.