Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
104.84 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
96.06 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 104.84 kilowatt-hours per person against 96.06 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 8.78 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 | 128.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 41.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 120.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 100.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 103.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 104.84 kilowatt-hours per person against 96.06 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 8.78 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 fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- 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 fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.