Kuwait vs Norway: Electricity generation per person
Kuwait
18,402 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
28,598 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd
Electricity generation per person over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28,598 kilowatt-hours against 18,402 kilowatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 10,196 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
Across all 41 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 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,845 kilowatt-hours | 25,493 kilowatt-hours | 16,647 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 13,170 kilowatt-hours | 26,631 kilowatt-hours | 13,461 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 18,694 kilowatt-hours | 27,600 kilowatt-hours | 8,906 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 17,713 kilowatt-hours | 26,980 kilowatt-hours | 9,266 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 18,295 kilowatt-hours | 28,166 kilowatt-hours | 9,871 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation per person, Kuwait or Norway?
- Norway, at 28,598 kilowatt-hours against 18,402 kilowatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Kuwait and Norway?
- 10,196 kilowatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for electricity generation per person?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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.