Electricity consumption per capita — all countries

Electricity consumption per capita — Kuwait

Electricity consumption per capita in Kuwait in 2025 — 17.75 MWh. Ranked 3 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.3%.

2025 17.75 MWh −5.28% vs 2024
World rank 3of 91
Period maximum 20.13 MWh2006
Period minimum 16.54 MWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · megawatt-hours per capita

Electricity consumption per capita — Kuwait, 2000–20251617181920212000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 16.54 MWh2001: 17.08 MWh2002: 17.66 MWh2003: 18.86 MWh2004: 19.13 MWh2005: 19.55 MWh2006: 20.13 MWh2007: 19.44 MWh2008: 19.52 MWh2009: 19.04 MWh2010: 19.38 MWh2011: 18.34 MWh2012: 18.32 MWh2013: 17.39 MWh2014: 17.77 MWh2015: 17.81 MWh2016: 17.51 MWh2017: 16.58 MWh2018: 17.15 MWh2019: 16.89 MWh2020: 16.96 MWh2021: 18.53 MWh2022: 18.58 MWh2023: 18.55 MWh2024: 18.74 MWh2025: 17.75 MWh
Change over the period: +1.21 (+7.32%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %
Electricity consumption per capita — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year MWh Change Change, %
2025 17.75 −0.99 −5.28%
2024 18.74 +0.19 +1.02%
2023 18.55 −0.03 −0.16%
2022 18.58 +0.05 +0.27%
2021 18.53 +1.57 +9.26%
2020 16.96 +0.07 +0.41%
2019 16.89 −0.26 −1.52%
2018 17.15 +0.57 +3.44%
2017 16.58 −0.93 −5.31%
2016 17.51 −0.3 −1.68%
2015 17.81 +0.04 +0.23%
2014 17.77 +0.38 +2.19%
2013 17.39 −0.93 −5.08%
2012 18.32 −0.02 −0.11%
2011 18.34 −1.04 −5.37%
2010 19.38 +0.34 +1.79%
2009 19.04 −0.48 −2.46%
2008 19.52 +0.08 +0.41%
2007 19.44 −0.69 −3.43%
2006 20.13 +0.58 +2.97%
2005 19.55 +0.42 +2.2%
2004 19.13 +0.27 +1.43%
2003 18.86 +1.2 +6.8%
2002 17.66 +0.58 +3.4%
2001 17.08 +0.54 +3.26%
2000 16.54

Western Asia, 2025

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About the indicator

Electricity consumption per resident, in megawatt-hours a year. One of the most telling indicators of living standards and of the structure of an economy: the gap between the extreme countries is more than two hundredfold. But it has to be read with climate and industry in mind — the top of the list holds not only rich countries but also Iceland and Norway with their aluminum smelters running on cheap hydropower, and the Gulf states, where more goes on air conditioning than on heating in Europe.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry, and not on households alone. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.