Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy use by source
Kuwait
2.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
61st
Saudi Arabia rank
64th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.49 terawatt-hours against 1.74 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.75 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 61st and Saudi Arabia ranks 64th of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0046 terawatt-hours | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 0.2758 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.7555 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 1.43 terawatt-hours | 0.0455 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 2.49 terawatt-hours against 1.74 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.75 terawatt-hours, 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 primary energy use by source?
- Kuwait ranks 61st and Saudi Arabia ranks 64th of 78 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 use by source. 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.