Electricity production from oil
Oil-fired generation is expensive and import-exposed; a high share often signals small or isolated grids.
Kuwait, 2024, ranked 66 of 209
37.2%
% of total
Since 2014
−17.1
percentage points, down from 54.4%
Kuwait, its region and the world
- Kuwait
- World
- Middle East & North Africa
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
KuwaitWorldMiddle East & North Africa View data table
| Year | Kuwait | World | Middle East & North Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | 2.3% | 19.3% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | 2.5% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | 2.7% | 20.2% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | 2.8% | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | 2.7% | 19.5% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | 2.8% | 20.2% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | 3.0% | 19.7% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | 3.3% | 22.6% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | 3.8% | 25.9% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | 4.2% | 30.3% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | 4.4% | 33.0% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | 4.7% | 33.5% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | 5.0% | 33.0% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | 4.8% | 31.4% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | 4.5% | 29.3% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | 4.8% | 30.3% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 5.1% | 29.8% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | 5.4% | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | 5.5% | 28.4% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | 6.1% | 27.3% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | 6.5% | 29.2% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | 6.8% | 28.8% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | 7.0% | 31.9% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | 7.3% | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | 7.6% | 35.4% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | 8.1% | 38.0% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | 8.5% | 38.1% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | 8.4% | 38.3% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | 8.6% | 38.1% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | 9.0% | 38.4% |
Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.
World and regions
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.0% 2024
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.8% 2025
- East Asia & Pacific 1.5% 2025
- South Asia 1.3% 2024
- World 1.2% 2025
- Europe & Central Asia 1.1% 2025
- North America 0.7% 2025
- Middle East & North Africa 0.6% 2025
Years differ where countries report on different schedules.
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