Iceland vs Kuwait: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Iceland
26.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait
20.26 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
71st
Kuwait rank
72nd
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Iceland
- Kuwait
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 26.19 kilowatt-hours per person against 20.26 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 5.93 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iceland ranks 71st and Kuwait ranks 72nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2010s | 15.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 21.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.82 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Iceland or Kuwait?
- Iceland, at 26.19 kilowatt-hours per person against 20.26 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Iceland and Kuwait?
- 5.93 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Kuwait rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Iceland ranks 71st and Kuwait ranks 72nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind 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 of total energy supply per person.