KUWAIT

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Ave. annual growth rate (%)
Year 1996 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
Population (millions) 1.8 2.2 2.9 3.5 5.9
Population density (inhabitants/km2) 2020 2469 2712 3273 3.3
Urban Population as % of total 100 100 100 100 0
Area (1000 km2) 17.818

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Ave. annual growth rate (%)
Year 1996 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
GDP (millions of current *USD) 31,430 38,570 78,646 129,210 14.4
GDP (millions of constant USD) 35,310 38,570 56,973 65,563 5.6
GDP per capita (**PPP USD/capita) 35,616 31,823 36,952 38,983 2.1
GDP per capita (current USD/capita) 18,486 17,393 26,290 35,826 10.6

TABLE 3. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Fossil Fuel Nuclear Renewables
Solid Liquid Gas
Total amount (unit*) 0 13842 50517 0 NA**
Total amount (EJ) 0 621.1 68.3 0

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS IN EXA-JOULE (EJ)

Ave. annual growth rate (%)
Year 1996 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
Energy consumption*
Total 0.55 0.68 0.92 1.15 6.0
Liquids 0.26 0.32 0..82 0.98 17
Gases 0.29 0.36 0.10 0.17 -0.2
Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0
Hydro 0 0 0 0 0
Renewables 0 0 0 0 0
Energy production
Total 5.30 4.95 6.40 5.70 0.7
Liquids 4.76 4.47 5.80 5.10 0.8
Gases 0.54 0.48 0.60 0.60 0.9
Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0
Hydro 0 0 0 0 0
Renewables 0 0 0 0 0
Net import (import - export)
Total 0 0 0 0 0

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY

Ave. annual growth rate (%)
Year 1996 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
Capacity of electrical plants (GWe)
Thermal 6.9 9.2 10.2 11.6 2.6
Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0
Hydro 0 0 0 0 0
Renewables 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6.9 9.2 10.2 11.6 2.6
Electricity production (TWh)
Thermal 25.5 32.3 43.7 57.0 7.6
Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0
Hydro 0 0 0 0 0
Renewables 0 0 0 0 0
Total 25.5 32.3 43.7 57.0 7.6

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

Year 1996 2000 2005 2010
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 305 309 317 350
Electricity consumption per capita (kW.h/capita) 14166 14682 15069 16285
Electricity production/Energy production (%) 1.7 2.3 3.0 4.0
*Ratio of external dependency (%) 0 0 1.3 13.6