Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 37.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Kuwait is 37.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Kuwait peaked at 84.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 66th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.4% | — |
| 1991 | 84.2% | +51.9% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | -26.3% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -39.3% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +41.9% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | -0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 37.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 30.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 37.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +51.9% | 55.4% | 84.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 37.5% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 67.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 43.3% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 37.2% | 48.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 63 Burundi 38.7% compare
- 64 New Caledonia 38.5% compare
- 65 Mali 37.7% compare
- 67 Puerto Rico 37.0% compare
- 68 Nicaragua 36.1% compare
- 69 Papua New Guinea 33.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Kuwait?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Kuwait was 37.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Kuwait ranks 66th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.