Kuwait vs Singapore: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
104.84 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Singapore
173.67 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Singapore rank
2nd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 173.67 kilowatt-hours per person against 104.84 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 68.83 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 76 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 127.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9938 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 120.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 167.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 47.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 103.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 168.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 64.65 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 173.67 kilowatt-hours per person against 104.84 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 68.83 kilowatt-hours per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd 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.