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 214 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
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 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.68 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 23.77 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 28.37 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 30 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 29.83 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.76 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 32.65 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.2 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 33.29 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.87 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 37.28 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 34.96 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 29.81 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 33.71 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 31.36 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 30.52 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.35 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 32.44 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 34.6 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 32.54 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 35.31 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 39.51 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 39.88 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 32.79 terawatt-hours | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 33 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 33.07 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 33.07 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 46.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 33.07 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.9 terawatt-hours, 17.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 214 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.