Kuwait vs Qatar: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Kuwait
2.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
2.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
113th
Qatar rank
111th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.28 terawatt-hours against 2.07 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 0.21 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 113th and Qatar ranks 111th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.088 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 0.1117 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.28 terawatt-hours against 2.07 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.21 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Kuwait ranks 113th and Qatar ranks 111th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.