Renewable electricity output in Kuwait
Kuwait: Renewable electricity output was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity output in Kuwait, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable electricity output in Kuwait stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 228.6% on the previous year and up 1,523,430.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Kuwait peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 198th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity output in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1704.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1605.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +48.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +834.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +228.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 195 Timor-Leste 0.4% compare
- 196 South Sudan 0.3% compare
- 197 Qatar 0.3% compare
- 199 Benin 0.3% compare
- 200 Botswana 0.2% compare
- 201 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Kuwait?
- Renewable electricity output in Kuwait was 0.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for renewable electricity output?
- Kuwait ranks 198th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,523,430.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.