Guyana vs Kuwait: Oil production per person
Guyana
495,835 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait
311,592 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Kuwait rank
2nd
Oil production per person over time
- Guyana
- Kuwait
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 495,835 kilowatt-hours per person against 311,592 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 184,243 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Guyana ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 384,318 kilowatt-hours per person | 384,318 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 561,741 kilowatt-hours per person | 561,741 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 617,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 617,012 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 83.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 459,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 459,452 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 255,441 kilowatt-hours per person | 336,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 81,224 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production per person, Guyana or Kuwait?
- Guyana, at 495,835 kilowatt-hours per person against 311,592 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production per person between Guyana and Kuwait?
- 184,243 kilowatt-hours per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Kuwait?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Kuwait rank globally for oil production per person?
- Guyana ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 218 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 Oil production per person. 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. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.