China vs Kuwait: Oil production, annual growth rate
China
1.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
2.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
32nd
Kuwait rank
29th
Oil production, annual growth rate over time
- China
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.05 % change on previous year against 1.5 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.55 % change on previous year.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Kuwait ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Kuwait ranks 29th of 103 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 25.44 % change on previous year | 153.11 % change on previous year | 127.67 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 42.15 % change on previous year | 20.59 % change on previous year | 21.56 % change on previous year | China |
| 1960s | 20.29 % change on previous year | 7.05 % change on previous year | 13.25 % change on previous year | China |
| 1970s | 17.63 % change on previous year | -0.1865 % change on previous year | 17.82 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | 2.7 % change on previous year | -3.78 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 45.91 % change on previous year | 44.36 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.2682 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1763 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -0.8288 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, annual growth rate, China or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.05 % change on previous year against 1.5 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production, annual growth rate between China and Kuwait?
- 0.55 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do China and Kuwait rank globally for oil production, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 32nd and Kuwait ranks 29th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Oil production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.