Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Renewable electricity generation by source
Kuwait
1.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.59 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kuwait rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.86 terawatt-hours against 1.59 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 212 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.015 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.014 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 0.798 terawatt-hours | 0.282 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 1.86 terawatt-hours against 1.59 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.27 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Kuwait ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generation 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.