Brunei vs Kuwait: Fossil fuel consumption per person

Brunei
121,968 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Kuwait
104,837 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
7th
Kuwait rank
10th

Fossil fuel consumption per person over time

  • Brunei
  • Kuwait
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196519952025

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 121,968 kilowatt-hours per person against 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 17,131 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Kuwait Difference Ahead
1980s 104,538 kilowatt-hours per person 65,914 kilowatt-hours per person 38,624 kilowatt-hours per person Brunei
1990s 60,017 kilowatt-hours per person 73,884 kilowatt-hours per person 13,867 kilowatt-hours per person Kuwait
2000s 99,661 kilowatt-hours per person 128,412 kilowatt-hours per person 28,751 kilowatt-hours per person Kuwait
2010s 112,129 kilowatt-hours per person 120,456 kilowatt-hours per person 8,326 kilowatt-hours per person Kuwait
2020s 121,795 kilowatt-hours per person 103,101 kilowatt-hours per person 18,694 kilowatt-hours per person Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, Brunei or Kuwait?
Brunei, at 121,968 kilowatt-hours per person against 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Brunei and Kuwait?
17,131 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Kuwait?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Kuwait rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
Brunei ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,587 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.