Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kuwait, 2003–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.8% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kuwait peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
Kuwait ranks 122nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.2% | — |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +53.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +170.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.3%, 35% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +170.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 2004 | +53.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2009 | +39.7% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kuwait?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kuwait was 0.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Kuwait ranks 122nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.