Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy use per person
Kuwait
104,857 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
128,665 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
Primary energy use per person over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person against 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 23,808 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,296 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 115,428 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 76,760 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,793 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,968 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 65,914 kilowatt-hours per person | 142,356 kilowatt-hours per person | 76,442 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 73,884 kilowatt-hours per person | 189,103 kilowatt-hours per person | 115,219 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 128,412 kilowatt-hours per person | 148,272 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,860 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 120,461 kilowatt-hours per person | 137,038 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,576 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 103,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 126,803 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,381 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person against 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 23,808 kilowatt-hours per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Kuwait ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.