Kuwait vs Turkmenistan: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
76th
Turkmenistan rank
79th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.019 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 15.3 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 76th and Turkmenistan ranks 79th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0009 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0009 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0011 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0011 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0006 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0006 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0057 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0011 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0045 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.032 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0014 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0306 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, Kuwait or Turkmenistan?
- Kuwait, at 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
- 0.019 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 76th and Turkmenistan ranks 79th 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.