Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Oil production
Kuwait
1,566 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2,199 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th
Oil production over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 2,199 terawatt-hours against 1,566 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 633 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 25.33 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 25.33 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 565.77 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 565.77 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1,321 terawatt-hours | 135.42 terawatt-hours | 1,186 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1,536 terawatt-hours | 874.21 terawatt-hours | 661.89 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 700.49 terawatt-hours | 799.07 terawatt-hours | 98.58 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 974.13 terawatt-hours | 1,314 terawatt-hours | 339.53 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 1,402 terawatt-hours | 1,519 terawatt-hours | 117.25 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 1,693 terawatt-hours | 1,920 terawatt-hours | 226.21 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1,575 terawatt-hours | 2,069 terawatt-hours | 493.62 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 2,199 terawatt-hours against 1,566 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 633 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil production?
- Kuwait ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.