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Electricity generation from oil in Kuwait

Kuwait: Electricity generation from oil was 33.07 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
33.07 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 209 countries
All-time high
39.88 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
21.68 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from oil in Kuwait, 2000–2025

0102030402000201220252000: 21.7 terawatt-hours2001: 23.8 terawatt-hours2002: 28.4 terawatt-hours2003: 30 terawatt-hours2004: 29.8 terawatt-hours2005: 32.8 terawatt-hours2006: 32.6 terawatt-hours2007: 33.2 terawatt-hours2008: 33.3 terawatt-hours2009: 37.9 terawatt-hours2010: 37.3 terawatt-hours2011: 35 terawatt-hours2012: 29.8 terawatt-hours2013: 33.7 terawatt-hours2014: 31.4 terawatt-hours2015: 30.5 terawatt-hours2016: 29.4 terawatt-hours2017: 32.4 terawatt-hours2018: 34.6 terawatt-hours2019: 32.5 terawatt-hours2020: 35.3 terawatt-hours2021: 39.5 terawatt-hours2022: 39.9 terawatt-hours2023: 32.8 terawatt-hours2024: 33 terawatt-hours2025: 33.1 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Kuwait is 33.07 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Kuwait peaked at 39.88 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.68 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Kuwait ranks 5th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.34 terawatt-hours 21.68 terawatt-hours 37.87 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 32.66 terawatt-hours 29.35 terawatt-hours 37.28 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 35.59 terawatt-hours 32.79 terawatt-hours 39.88 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 2 China 89.55 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 3 Iraq 68 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 4 Mexico 33.58 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 6 United States 31.72 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 7 Japan 25.39 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 8 Germany 18.91 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in Kuwait?
Electricity generation from oil in Kuwait was 33.07 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 oil recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 39.88 terawatt-hours in 2022.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 21.68 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Kuwait rank for electricity generation from oil?
Kuwait ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.