Iran vs Kuwait: Global primary energy use by source
Iran
0.1039 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
65th
Kuwait rank
68th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Iran
- Kuwait
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.1039 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1039 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iran ranks 65th and Kuwait ranks 68th of 77 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.0798 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0798 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Iran or Kuwait?
- Iran, at 0.1039 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Iran and Kuwait?
- 0.1039 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Kuwait rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Iran ranks 65th and Kuwait ranks 68th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.