Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait
Kuwait: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait peaked at 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95,368 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 4th of 75 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 | 128,412 kilowatt-hours per person | 109,466 kilowatt-hours per person | 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,456 kilowatt-hours per person | 99,693 kilowatt-hours per person | 137,626 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,390 kilowatt-hours per person | 95,368 kilowatt-hours per person | 105,683 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Qatar 198,009 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 2 Singapore 173,671 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 116,409 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 99,409 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 96,062 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 7 Oman 86,541 kilowatt-hours per person 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 per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait?
- Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait was 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,368 kilowatt-hours per person in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.