Share of primary energy from oil in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of primary energy from oil was 50.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from oil in Kuwait, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from oil in Kuwait is 50.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Kuwait peaked at 89.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1996.
Kuwait ranks 21st of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 78.2% | — |
| 1966 | 72.7% | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 69.5% | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 64.3% | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 61.1% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 73.6% | +20.6% |
| 1971 | 72.7% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 70.8% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 67.2% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 64.0% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 55.8% | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 55.4% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 52.4% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 51.5% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 59.1% | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 60.6% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 64.4% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 54.9% | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 56.5% | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 89.7% | +58.8% |
| 1992 | 69.5% | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | -30.1% |
| 1994 | 51.5% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 43.2% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 50.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 50.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.8%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +58.8% | 56.5% | 89.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.2% | 61.1% | 78.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 61.1% | 47.3% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 50.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 40.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 58.2% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 54.0% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 50.5% | 57.2% | 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 share of primary energy from oil in Kuwait?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Kuwait was 50.5% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 21st out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.