Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) … proportion in Kuwait
Kuwait: Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) … proportion was 6.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Kuwait, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 6.9% for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Kuwait peaked at 17.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 8th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) … proportion in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.5% | — |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -42.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +212.3% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +126.2% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -55.5% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -9.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 6.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 25.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 6.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4%, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) … proportion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +212.3% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 2.4% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 5 Libya 12.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 8.4% compare
- 7 Iraq 7.5% compare
- 9 Russian Federation 6.7% compare
- 9 Russia 6.7% compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2025)
- Fuel exports 93.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.2% (2025)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Kuwait?
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Kuwait was 6.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of?
- Kuwait ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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