Share of primary energy from coal in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of primary energy from coal was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from coal in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from coal in Kuwait stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Kuwait peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 67th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from coal in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +158.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +309.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -72.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -82.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +56.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +248.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +365.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +297.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -73.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +75.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -47.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +77.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +121.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 93% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 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 share of primary energy from coal in Kuwait?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Kuwait was 0.5% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Kuwait ranks 67th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.