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Per capita daily oil consumption in Kuwait

Kuwait: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.1025 barrels per capita per day in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1025 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1854 barrels per capita per day
in 2009
All-time low
0.0407 barrels per capita per day
in 1990
Years of data
36
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Kuwait, 1980–2018

0.050.10.150.21980199920181980: 0.077 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.081 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.078 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.078 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.073 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.07 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.065 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.059 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.059 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.059 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.041 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.047 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.108 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.116 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.124 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.13 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.146 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.107 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.117 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.129 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.135 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.135 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.146 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.137 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.146 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.149 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.185 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.159 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.144 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.138 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.136 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.122 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.118 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.11 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.103 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.102 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita daily oil consumption in Kuwait is 0.1025 barrels per capita per day, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Kuwait peaked at 0.1854 barrels per capita per day in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 barrels per capita per day, in 1990.

That places Kuwait 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0699 barrels per capita per day 0.059 barrels per capita per day 0.0806 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.1017 barrels per capita per day 0.0407 barrels per capita per day 0.1464 barrels per capita per day 7
2000s 0.1386 barrels per capita per day 0.1066 barrels per capita per day 0.1854 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.1259 barrels per capita per day 0.1025 barrels per capita per day 0.1591 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 2 United States Virgin Islands 0.1536 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 3 Malta 0.1075 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 4 Luxembourg 0.1037 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 6 Qatar 0.0962 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 7 United Arab Emirates 0.0932 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0914 barrels per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

More reference data data for Kuwait

All data for Kuwait β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Kuwait?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Kuwait was 0.1025 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.1854 barrels per capita per day in 2009.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 barrels per capita per day in 1990.
How does Kuwait rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Kuwait ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.