Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
18,402 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
16,075 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Kuwait rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 18,402 kilowatt-hours against 16,075 kilowatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2,327 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 212 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,845 kilowatt-hours | 8,760 kilowatt-hours | 85.59 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 13,170 kilowatt-hours | 9,934 kilowatt-hours | 3,236 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 18,694 kilowatt-hours | 12,352 kilowatt-hours | 6,342 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 17,713 kilowatt-hours | 14,259 kilowatt-hours | 3,454 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 18,274 kilowatt-hours | 15,350 kilowatt-hours | 2,924 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 18,402 kilowatt-hours against 16,075 kilowatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 2,327 kilowatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita. 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.