Kuwait vs Venezuela: Share of primary energy use by source
Kuwait
49.0%
in 2025
Venezuela
55.2%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
14th
Venezuela rank
11th
Share of primary energy use by source over time
- Kuwait
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 55.2% against 49.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Venezuela ahead.
Kuwait ranks 14th and Venezuela ranks 11th of 76 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 | 30.8% | 41.7% | 10.8% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 38.9% | 39.7% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 41.0% | 2.2% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 49.0% | 4.2% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 44.5% | 8.7% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 43.0% | 1.5% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 54.3% | 8.5% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy use by source, Kuwait or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 55.2% against 49.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy use by source between Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 6.2%, 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 share of primary energy use by source?
- Kuwait ranks 14th and Venezuela ranks 11th of 76 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 Share of 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.