Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait

Kuwait: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 90.42 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
90.42 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 208 countries
All-time high
90.42 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
32.33 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait, 2000–2025

0204060801002000201220252000: 32.3 terawatt-hours2001: 34.3 terawatt-hours2002: 36.4 terawatt-hours2003: 39.8 terawatt-hours2004: 41.3 terawatt-hours2005: 43.7 terawatt-hours2006: 47.6 terawatt-hours2007: 48.8 terawatt-hours2008: 51.8 terawatt-hours2009: 53.2 terawatt-hours2010: 57 terawatt-hours2011: 57.5 terawatt-hours2012: 61.1 terawatt-hours2013: 61 terawatt-hours2014: 65.1 terawatt-hours2015: 68.3 terawatt-hours2016: 70.1 terawatt-hours2017: 68.8 terawatt-hours2018: 74 terawatt-hours2019: 74.9 terawatt-hours2020: 74.5 terawatt-hours2021: 80.6 terawatt-hours2022: 83.4 terawatt-hours2023: 87.8 terawatt-hours2024: 90.4 terawatt-hours2025: 90.4 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait stood at 90.42 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait peaked at 90.42 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.33 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Kuwait 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.91 terawatt-hours 32.33 terawatt-hours 53.22 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 65.79 terawatt-hours 57.03 terawatt-hours 74.94 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 84.54 terawatt-hours 74.55 terawatt-hours 90.42 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 27 Bangladesh 101.19 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 28 Algeria 95.33 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 29 Philippines 94.42 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 31 Argentina 89.43 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 32 Pakistan 87.95 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 33 Brazil 84.69 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Kuwait was 90.42 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 90.42 terawatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 32.33 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Kuwait rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
Kuwait ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
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