Iraq vs Kuwait: Primary energy from solar per person
Iraq
12.25 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait
11.37 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
72nd
Kuwait rank
73rd
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 12.25 kilowatt-hours per person against 11.37 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.88 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 72nd and Kuwait ranks 73rd of 79 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2010s | 2.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 9.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Iraq, at 12.25 kilowatt-hours per person against 11.37 kilowatt-hours per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.88 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Iraq ranks 72nd and Kuwait ranks 73rd of 79 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 Primary energy from solar per person. 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.