Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 90.42 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 90.42 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kuwait peaked at 90.42 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.33 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 30th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.91 terawatt-hours | 32.33 terawatt-hours | 53.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.79 terawatt-hours | 57.03 terawatt-hours | 74.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.54 terawatt-hours | 74.55 terawatt-hours | 90.42 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Gas production 155.3 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 155.3 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 90.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kuwait?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kuwait was 90.42 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 90.42 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.33 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Kuwait ranks 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.