Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita was 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use per person vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait peaked at 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 34,128 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 10th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,296 kilowatt-hours per person | 121,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 152,004 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 76,760 kilowatt-hours per person | 62,457 kilowatt-hours per person | 90,725 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,914 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,303 kilowatt-hours per person | 69,986 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,884 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,128 kilowatt-hours per person | 104,348 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 128,412 kilowatt-hours per person | 109,466 kilowatt-hours per person | 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,461 kilowatt-hours per person | 99,709 kilowatt-hours per person | 137,626 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 95,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 105,732 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 7 United Arab Emirates 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 Brunei 121,980 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 116,115 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Oman 87,463 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Gas production 155.3 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 155.3 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 90.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy use per person vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait?
- Energy use per person vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait was 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy use per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest energy use per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,128 kilowatt-hours per person in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is energy use per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.