Iceland vs Kuwait: Primary energy from solar and wind
Iceland
0.0104 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
0.1018 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
78th
Kuwait rank
77th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Iceland
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.1018 terawatt-hours against 0.0104 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 0.0914 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 9.8 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iceland ranks 78th and Kuwait ranks 77th of 110 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours | 0.0239 terawatt-hours | 0.0186 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0081 terawatt-hours | 0.1492 terawatt-hours | 0.141 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Iceland or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.1018 terawatt-hours against 0.0104 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Iceland and Kuwait?
- 0.0914 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Kuwait rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Iceland ranks 78th and Kuwait ranks 77th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.