Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy use, per capita

Kuwait
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

Primary energy use, per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
000000196519952025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Kuwait
1980s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Kuwait, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
0 terawatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy use, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per capita
Unit
terawatt-hours per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,927 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Primary energy use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.