Annual change in primary energy from coal in Kuwait
Kuwait: Annual change in primary energy from coal was -0.0068 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in primary energy from coal in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in primary energy from coal in Kuwait stood at -0.0068 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.5% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from coal in Kuwait peaked at 2.43 terawatt-hours in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.65 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 35th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in primary energy from coal in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | +441.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0022 terawatt-hours | -186.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0001 terawatt-hours | -95.2% |
| 2005 | -0.001 terawatt-hours | +840.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 terawatt-hours | -2855.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0225 terawatt-hours | -183.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 terawatt-hours | -114.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0078 terawatt-hours | -344.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0447 terawatt-hours | -672.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1128 terawatt-hours | +152.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5985 terawatt-hours | +430.8% |
| 2013 | 2.43 terawatt-hours | +306.1% |
| 2014 | -0.6534 terawatt-hours | -126.9% |
| 2015 | -0.4333 terawatt-hours | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4891 terawatt-hours | -212.9% |
| 2017 | -0.6293 terawatt-hours | -228.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7726 terawatt-hours | -222.8% |
| 2019 | -0.5246 terawatt-hours | -167.9% |
| 2020 | -1.65 terawatt-hours | +214.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5184 terawatt-hours | -131.4% |
| 2022 | -0.4861 terawatt-hours | -193.8% |
| 2023 | 0.496 terawatt-hours | -202.0% |
| 2024 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | +185.5% |
| 2025 | -0.0068 terawatt-hours | -100.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -0.0068 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3338 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's -0.0068 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0209 terawatt-hours. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in primary energy from coal in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2855.8% | -0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.0271 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0 terawatt-hours | -0.0225 terawatt-hours | 0.0271 terawatt-hours | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2207 terawatt-hours | -0.6534 terawatt-hours | 2.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0476 terawatt-hours | -1.65 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from coal in Kuwait?
- Annual change in primary energy from coal in Kuwait was -0.0068 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from coal recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from coal recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.65 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Kuwait ranks 35th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in primary energy from coal rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.