Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Oil consumption per person
Kuwait
52,966 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
51,638 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 52,966 kilowatt-hours per person against 51,638 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1,328 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94,910 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 89,635 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 47,527 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,931 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,596 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 40,335 kilowatt-hours per person | 74,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,901 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 38,653 kilowatt-hours per person | 94,473 kilowatt-hours per person | 55,820 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 82,668 kilowatt-hours per person | 60,534 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,134 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 70,310 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,564 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,746 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 55,652 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,688 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,964 kilowatt-hours per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 52,966 kilowatt-hours per person against 51,638 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 1,328 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Kuwait ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption 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 per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.