Electricity generation from oil per person in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electricity generation from oil per person was 6,580 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil 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
In 2025, electricity generation from oil per person in Kuwait stood at 6,580 kilowatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Kuwait peaked at 14,646 kilowatt-hours in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6,580 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.
Kuwait ranks 7th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,254 kilowatt-hours | 11,091 kilowatt-hours | 14,646 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,935 kilowatt-hours | 7,325 kilowatt-hours | 12,666 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,636 kilowatt-hours | 6,580 kilowatt-hours | 9,060 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 4 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8,761 kilowatt-hours compare
- 5 United States Virgin Islands 7,700 kilowatt-hours compare
- 6 Aruba 7,680 kilowatt-hours compare
- 8 Turks and Caicos Islands 5,584 kilowatt-hours compare
- 9 Bahamas 5,557 kilowatt-hours compare
- 10 Faroe Islands 4,750 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 90.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in Kuwait?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Kuwait was 6,580 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 oil per person recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 14,646 kilowatt-hours in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,580 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.