Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 99.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Kuwait, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Kuwait is 99.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 99.9% compare
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 99.9% compare
- 8 Bahrain 99.9% compare
- 10 Botswana 99.8% compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 99.6% compare
- 12 Bahamas 99.5% compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Kuwait?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Kuwait was 99.8% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Kuwait ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.