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
Latest (2025)
104,857 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 218 countries
All-time high
152,612 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2005
All-time low
34,128 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1991
Years of data
61
1965–2025
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 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 152,004 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 144,747 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 134,306 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 129,087 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 121,336 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 90,725 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.2% |
| 1971 | 84,567 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 87,964 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 82,507 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 74,542 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 62,457 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 69,820 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 66,882 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 68,948 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 79,189 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 56,303 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.9% |
| 1981 | 68,654 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 64,315 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 67,668 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 69,085 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 63,642 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 69,986 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 62,112 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 67,454 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 69,922 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 54,304 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.3% |
| 1991 | 34,128 kilowatt-hours per person | -37.2% |
| 1992 | 49,955 kilowatt-hours per person | +46.4% |
| 1993 | 59,906 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 70,258 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 89,532 kilowatt-hours per person | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 86,126 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 86,733 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 103,553 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 104,348 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 111,608 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 109,466 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 113,045 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 131,814 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 143,647 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 138,972 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 127,468 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 130,238 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 125,251 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 137,626 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 130,830 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 126,676 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 127,839 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 119,295 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 122,229 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 116,386 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 112,381 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 111,641 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99,709 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 95,384 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 105,732 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 105,168 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 103,686 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 105,707 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,643 kilowatt-hours per person, 3.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 104,857 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14,867 kilowatt-hours per person, 7.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 218 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.