Kuwait vs Malaysia: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Kuwait
30,898 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia
22,301 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
16th
Malaysia rank
19th
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person against 22,301 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia, a difference of 8,597 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1960s | 44,530 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 44,530 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 29,233 kilowatt-hours per person | 556.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,677 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 25,579 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,461 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,118 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 35,231 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,724 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,507 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 45,409 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,405 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,004 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 39,703 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,621 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,082 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 29,522 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,580 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,942 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person against 22,301 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 8,597 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Kuwait ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 19th 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 production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.