Kuwait vs Qatar: Oil production per person
Kuwait
311,592 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar
284,654 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
2nd
Qatar rank
3rd
Oil production per person over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 311,592 kilowatt-hours per person against 284,654 kilowatt-hours per person in Qatar, a difference of 26,938 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | 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 | 4,935 kilowatt-hours per person | 167,426 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 2.81 million kilowatt-hours per person | 1.99 million kilowatt-hours per person | 816,611 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 2.67 million kilowatt-hours per person | 2.25 million kilowatt-hours per person | 427,987 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.49 million kilowatt-hours per person | 1.54 million kilowatt-hours per person | 51,622 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 384,318 kilowatt-hours per person | 605,874 kilowatt-hours per person | 221,556 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 561,741 kilowatt-hours per person | 580,020 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,279 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 617,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 640,978 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,966 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 459,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 402,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 57,196 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 336,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 290,051 kilowatt-hours per person | 46,614 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 Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 311,592 kilowatt-hours per person against 284,654 kilowatt-hours per person in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production per person between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 26,938 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for oil production per person?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd 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.