Share of electricity generation from oil in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of electricity generation from oil was 35.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in Kuwait is 35.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Kuwait peaked at 78.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 71st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.1% | — |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 35.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 9.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 35.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.9% | 64.3% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 41.9% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 35.7% | 48.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 68 Madagascar 37.0% compare
- 69 New Caledonia 36.5% compare
- 70 Fiji 36.5% compare
- 72 French Guiana 34.7% compare
- 73 Saudi Arabia 34.5% compare
- 74 Jamaica 30.5% 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 share of electricity generation from oil in Kuwait?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Kuwait was 35.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 71st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.