Electricity demand per person in Kuwait

Kuwait: Electricity demand per person was 18,402 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
18,402 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
4th
of 214 countries
All-time high
20,129 kilowatt-hours
in 2006
All-time low
16,540 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity demand per person in Kuwait, 2000–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201220252000: 16.5k kilowatt-hours2001: 17.1k kilowatt-hours2002: 17.7k kilowatt-hours2003: 18.9k kilowatt-hours2004: 19.1k kilowatt-hours2005: 19.6k kilowatt-hours2006: 20.1k kilowatt-hours2007: 19.4k kilowatt-hours2008: 19.5k kilowatt-hours2009: 19.0k kilowatt-hours2010: 19.4k kilowatt-hours2011: 18.3k kilowatt-hours2012: 18.3k kilowatt-hours2013: 17.4k kilowatt-hours2014: 17.8k kilowatt-hours2015: 17.8k kilowatt-hours2016: 17.5k kilowatt-hours2017: 16.6k kilowatt-hours2018: 17.1k kilowatt-hours2019: 16.9k kilowatt-hours2020: 17.0k kilowatt-hours2021: 18.5k kilowatt-hours2022: 18.6k kilowatt-hours2023: 18.6k kilowatt-hours2024: 18.7k kilowatt-hours2025: 18.4k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, electricity demand per person in Kuwait stood at 18,402 kilowatt-hours.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Kuwait peaked at 20,129 kilowatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16,540 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.

Kuwait ranks 4th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,694 kilowatt-hours 16,540 kilowatt-hours 20,129 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 17,713 kilowatt-hours 16,581 kilowatt-hours 19,376 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 18,295 kilowatt-hours 16,963 kilowatt-hours 18,744 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 1 Iceland 48,424 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 2 Norway 24,490 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 3 Bahrain 23,920 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 5 Qatar 18,030 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 6 Canada 16,090 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 7 United Arab Emirates 16,053 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Kuwait?
Electricity demand per person in Kuwait was 18,402 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 20,129 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 16,540 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
How does Kuwait rank for electricity demand per person?
Kuwait ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.