Electricity generation per person in Kuwait

Kuwait: Electricity generation per person was 18,402 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

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
7,977 kilowatt-hours
in 1991
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Electricity generation per person in Kuwait, 1985–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1985200520251985: 8.1k kilowatt-hours1986: 8.6k kilowatt-hours1987: 8.8k kilowatt-hours1988: 9.2k kilowatt-hours1989: 9.5k kilowatt-hours1990: 11.0k kilowatt-hours1991: 8.0k kilowatt-hours1992: 10.3k kilowatt-hours1993: 12.1k kilowatt-hours1994: 13.7k kilowatt-hours1995: 14.1k kilowatt-hours1996: 14.7k kilowatt-hours1997: 14.9k kilowatt-hours1998: 16.3k kilowatt-hours1999: 16.6k kilowatt-hours2000: 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation per person in Kuwait is 18,402 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.

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 generation per person in Kuwait peaked at 20,129 kilowatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7,977 kilowatt-hours, in 1991.

That places Kuwait 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8,845 kilowatt-hours 8,139 kilowatt-hours 9,509 kilowatt-hours 5
1990s 13,170 kilowatt-hours 7,977 kilowatt-hours 16,619 kilowatt-hours 10
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 28,598 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 3 Bahrain 23,615 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 5 Qatar 18,030 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 6 Canada 16,260 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 7 United Arab Emirates 16,075 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation per person in Kuwait?
Electricity generation per person in Kuwait was 18,402 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 per person recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 20,129 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 7,977 kilowatt-hours in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for electricity generation per person?
Kuwait ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation 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 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.