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
050.0k100.0k150.0k196519952025

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

Indicator
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
76 places, 3,792 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.