Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Kuwait, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Kuwait is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 228.6% on the previous year and up 1,523,430.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Kuwait peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 179th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1704.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1605.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +48.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +834.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +228.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 176 South Sudan 0.3% compare
- 177 Central African Republic 0.3% compare
- 178 Qatar 0.3% compare
- 180 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.3% compare
- 181 Benin 0.3% compare
- 182 Botswana 0.2% 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)
- 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 production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Kuwait?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Kuwait was 0.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Kuwait ranks 179th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,523,430.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.