Bangladesh vs Kuwait: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
0.0148 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait
0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
77th
Kuwait rank
76th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.0148 kilowatt-hours per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0055 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 77th and Kuwait ranks 76th of 79 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 | 0.0043 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0043 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.0067 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0067 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.0062 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0062 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.0064 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0064 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0072 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0057 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0015 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.0105 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.032 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0215 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.0148 kilowatt-hours per person in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 0.0055 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 76th of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.