Kuwait vs USSR: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Kuwait
104,837 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
50,549 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Kuwait rank
4th
USSR rank
1st
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Kuwait
- USSR
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person against 50,549 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 54,288 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.1 times USSR's.
Kuwait ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 75 countries.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Kuwait or USSR?
- Kuwait, at 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person against 50,549 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Kuwait and USSR?
- 54,288 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How do Kuwait and USSR rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and USSR 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.