Bangladesh vs Kuwait: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Bangladesh
14.81 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait
20.26 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
78th
Kuwait rank
77th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Bangladesh
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 20.26 kilowatt-hours per person against 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.45 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 78th and Kuwait ranks 77th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 6.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 10.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Bangladesh or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 20.26 kilowatt-hours per person against 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 5.45 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Kuwait rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 78th and Kuwait ranks 77th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.