Electricity generation from solar in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electricity generation from solar was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.21 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.21 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from solar in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.21 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 250.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Kuwait peaked at 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 99th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +400.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 2022 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 terawatt-hours, 21% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9 terawatt-hours, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.013 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.165 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 96 New Caledonia 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
- 97 Cuba 0.24 terawatt-hours compare
- 98 Hong Kong 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mongolia 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Ghana 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Mali 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Mauritius 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 North Korea 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Uganda 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Zambia 0.17 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from solar in Kuwait?
- Electricity generation from solar in Kuwait was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Kuwait ranks 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.