Kuwait vs Norway: Electricity demand per person

Kuwait
18,402 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
24,490 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd

Electricity demand per person over time

  • Kuwait
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 24,490 kilowatt-hours against 18,402 kilowatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 6,088 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 214 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 18,694 kilowatt-hours 26,531 kilowatt-hours 7,837 kilowatt-hours Norway
2010s 17,713 kilowatt-hours 25,241 kilowatt-hours 7,528 kilowatt-hours Norway
2020s 18,295 kilowatt-hours 24,837 kilowatt-hours 6,541 kilowatt-hours Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand per person, Kuwait or Norway?
Norway, at 24,490 kilowatt-hours against 18,402 kilowatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Kuwait and Norway?
6,088 kilowatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for electricity demand per person?
Kuwait ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.