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
Latest (2025)
104,837 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 76 countries
All-time high
152,612 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2005
All-time low
95,368 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111,608 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2001 | 109,466 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 113,045 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 131,814 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 143,647 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 152,612 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 138,972 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 127,468 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 130,238 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 125,251 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 137,626 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 130,830 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 126,676 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 127,839 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 119,294 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 122,228 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 116,374 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 112,368 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 111,627 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99,693 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 95,368 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 105,683 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 105,130 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 103,651 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 105,674 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,096 kilowatt-hours per person, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 104,837 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39,562 kilowatt-hours per person, 2.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 76 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.