Kuwait vs Norway: Oil production per person
Kuwait
311,592 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
199,005 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
2nd
Norway rank
4th
Oil production per person over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 311,592 kilowatt-hours per person against 199,005 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 112,587 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940s | 172,361 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 172,361 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 2.81 million kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.81 million kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 2.67 million kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.67 million kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.49 million kilowatt-hours per person | 22,716 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.47 million kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 384,318 kilowatt-hours per person | 113,365 kilowatt-hours per person | 270,953 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 561,741 kilowatt-hours per person | 339,912 kilowatt-hours per person | 221,828 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 617,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 351,062 kilowatt-hours per person | 265,950 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 459,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 198,400 kilowatt-hours per person | 261,135 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 336,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 197,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 139,240 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production per person, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at 311,592 kilowatt-hours per person against 199,005 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production per person between Kuwait and Norway?
- 112,587 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for oil production per person?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 4th 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.