Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Oil consumption, per unit of GDP

Kuwait
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th

Oil consumption, per unit of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
00000196519952025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 201 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Kuwait, at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in oil consumption, per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil consumption, per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil consumption, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil consumption, per unit of GDP
Unit
terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 9,376 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Oil consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.