Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Kuwait
104,837 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
96,062 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person against 96,062 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 8,775 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 76 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128,412 kilowatt-hours per person | 86,477 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,936 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 120,456 kilowatt-hours per person | 100,261 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,195 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 103,390 kilowatt-hours per person | 95,491 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,899 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person against 96,062 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 8,775 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 76 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.