Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) was 7.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Kuwait, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 7.98 for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Kuwait peaked at 20.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 27th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.1 | — |
| 2011 | 8.73 | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 8.96 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.54 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 8.88 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 6.05 | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 5.05 | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 5.39 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 6.59 | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9 | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -44.9% |
| 2021 | 8.57 | +217.6% |
| 2022 | 20.7 | +141.5% |
| 2023 | 9.05 | -56.3% |
| 2024 | 7.98 | -11.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 7.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9298, 8.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 7.98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.16, 6.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 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 | +217.6% | 2.7 | 8.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.12 | 4.9 | 9.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8 | 2.7 | 20.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 24 Malaysia 8.28 compare
- 25 Australia and New Zealand 8.26 compare
- 26 Australia 8.17 compare
- 28 Turkmenistan 7.75 compare
- 29 South Africa 7.7 compare
- 30 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.52 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 fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Kuwait?
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Kuwait was 7.98 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production)?
- Kuwait ranks 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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) (billions of nominal United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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