Kuwait vs Netherlands: Share of primary energy from oil
Kuwait
50.5%
in 2025
Netherlands
52.4%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
21st
Netherlands rank
19th
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Kuwait
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 52.4% against 50.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 19th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.2% | 69.4% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 61.1% | 54.8% | 6.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 46.9% | 14.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 47.7% | 7.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 52.1% | 12.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 50.4% | 7.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 51.5% | 2.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Kuwait or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 52.4% against 50.5% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 1.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 19th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.