Electricity generation from oil per person in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electricity generation from oil per person was 6,580 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6,580 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 214 countries
All-time high
14,646 kilowatt-hours
in 2005
All-time low
6,580 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,091 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 11,837 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 13,772 kilowatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 14,219 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 13,827 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 14,646 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 13,807 kilowatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 13,238 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 12,556 kilowatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 13,547 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 12,666 kilowatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 11,159 kilowatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 8,933 kilowatt-hours | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 9,610 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 8,555 kilowatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 7,959 kilowatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 7,330 kilowatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 7,808 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 8,003 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 7,325 kilowatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 8,025 kilowatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 9,060 kilowatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 8,689 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 6,776 kilowatt-hours | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 6,688 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 6,580 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 6,580 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 206.25 kilowatt-hours, 31.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 6,580 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 111.23 kilowatt-hours, 59.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 214 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.