Kuwait vs Venezuela: Primary energy use
Kuwait
527.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
562.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
42nd
Venezuela rank
41st
Primary energy use over time
- Kuwait
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 562.84 terawatt-hours against 527.02 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 35.82 terawatt-hours.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Venezuela ahead.
Kuwait ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.23 terawatt-hours | 202.14 terawatt-hours | 116.9 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 82.62 terawatt-hours | 284.5 terawatt-hours | 201.88 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 122.93 terawatt-hours | 464.81 terawatt-hours | 341.88 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 128.03 terawatt-hours | 589.96 terawatt-hours | 461.93 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 294.4 terawatt-hours | 736.79 terawatt-hours | 442.39 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 445.06 terawatt-hours | 792.05 terawatt-hours | 346.99 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 485.63 terawatt-hours | 524.51 terawatt-hours | 38.88 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Kuwait or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 562.84 terawatt-hours against 527.02 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 35.82 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Venezuela rank globally for primary energy use?
- Kuwait ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 41st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.