Electricity generation from gas per person in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electricity generation from gas per person was 11,410 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11,410 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
3rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
11,636 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
3,884 kilowatt-hours
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from gas per person in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 11,410 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from gas per person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in Kuwait peaked at 11,636 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,884 kilowatt-hours, in 2002.
That places Kuwait 3rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas per person in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,448 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 5,244 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 3,884 kilowatt-hours | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 4,645 kilowatt-hours | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 5,298 kilowatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 4,904 kilowatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 6,322 kilowatt-hours | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 6,200 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6,962 kilowatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 5,491 kilowatt-hours | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 6,710 kilowatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 7,182 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 9,383 kilowatt-hours | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 7,774 kilowatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 9,215 kilowatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 9,850 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 10,172 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 8,764 kilowatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 9,122 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 9,545 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 8,918 kilowatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 9,420 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 9,480 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11,379 kilowatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 11,636 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 11,410 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 11,410 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 620.08 kilowatt-hours, 18.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 11,410 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,722 kilowatt-hours, 6.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,440 kilowatt-hours | 3,884 kilowatt-hours | 6,962 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,772 kilowatt-hours | 6,710 kilowatt-hours | 10,172 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,374 kilowatt-hours | 8,918 kilowatt-hours | 11,636 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 electricity generation from gas per person in Kuwait?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in Kuwait was 11,410 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 11,636 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,884 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas per person rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.