Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 38.6%
World rank
76th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.0486 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2021
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait is 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 38.6% on the previous year and up 1,426.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0486 kilowatt-hours per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places Kuwait 76th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2014 | 0.0009 kilowatt-hours per person | +1623.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person | +48.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 kilowatt-hours per person | +818.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0157 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0159 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0486 kilowatt-hours per person | +206.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0386 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0354 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.033 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person | -38.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.23 kilowatt-hours per person, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4578 kilowatt-hours per person, 4% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1623.5% | 0.0001 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0009 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2016 | +818.4% | 0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0122 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2021 | +206.4% | 0.0159 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0486 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0157 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.032 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0159 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0486 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 73 Egypt 0.2881 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 0.097 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 75 Iraq 0.0646 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 77 Bangladesh 0.0148 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 78 Algeria 0.0145 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 79 Turkmenistan 0.0013 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0186 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait was 0.0203 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0486 kilowatt-hours per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Kuwait rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 76th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,426.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.