Kuwait vs Qatar: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Kuwait
104,837 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar
198,009 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Qatar rank
1st
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 198,009 kilowatt-hours per person against 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 93,172 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.9 times Kuwait's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 75 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person | 270,981 kilowatt-hours per person | 118,369 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 117,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 225,065 kilowatt-hours per person | 108,053 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 103,390 kilowatt-hours per person | 197,072 kilowatt-hours per person | 93,681 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 198,009 kilowatt-hours per person against 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 93,172 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 75 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 Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. 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.