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 217 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

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 United Arab Emirates 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  2. 8 Brunei 121,980 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  3. 9 United States Virgin Islands 116,115 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  4. 11 Trinidad and Tobago 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  5. 12 Saudi Arabia 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  6. 13 Oman 87,463 kilowatt-hours per person compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.