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
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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.