KUWAIT
TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION
Ave. annual growth rate (%) | |||||||
Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2012 | 2000 to 2012 |
Population (millions) | 0.75 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
Population density (inhabitants/km2) | 1,052 | 1,964 | 2,012 | 2,074 | 2,789 | 3,561 | 4.6 |
Urban Population as % of total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||
Area (1000 km2) | 17.818 |
TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP).
Ave. annual growth rate (%) | |||||||
Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2011 | 2000 to 2011 |
GDP (millions of current *USD) | 2,870 | 28,640 | 18,430 | 37,720 | 82,576 | 176,590 | 14.3 |
GDP (millions of constant 2000 USD) | N.A. | 27,174 | 28,144 | 37,725 | 59,808 | 73,279 | 5.7 |
GDP per capita (**PPP USD/capita) | N.A. | 25,281 | 18,765 | 31,845 | 36,956 | 41,700 | 2.6 |
GDP per capita (current USD/capita) | N.A. | 19,834 | 8,753 | 18,263 | 27,608 | 42,213 | 9.0 |
TABLE 3. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
Estimated available energy sources | ||||||
Fossil Fuel | Nuclear | Renewables | ||||
Solid | Liquid | Gas | Uranium | Hydro | Other Renewable |
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Total amount (unit*) | 0 | 13,842 | 50,517 | 0 | NA** | NA** |
Total amount (EJ) | 0 | 621.1 | 68.3 | 0 |
TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS IN EXAJOULE (EJ).
Ave. annual growth rate (%) | ||||||
Year | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2011 | 2000 to 2011 |
Energy consumption** | ||||||
Total | 0.5 | 0.46 | 0.94 | 1.18 | 1.45 | 4.6 |
Solids*** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liquids | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.88 | 5.0 |
Gases | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 5.0 |
Nuclear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hydro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Renewables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Energy production | ||||||
Total | 4.01 | 2.84 | 5.08 | 6.19 | 6.26 | 2.1 |
Solids*** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liquids | 3.77 | 2.64 | 4.71 | 5.72 | 5.74 | 2.0 |
Gases | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 3.7 |
Nuclear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hydro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Renewables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net import (import - export) | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0.075 | 0 | 0 | 0.026 | 10 |
TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY.
Ave. annual growth rate (%) | ||||||
Year | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2000 to 2010 |
Capacity of electrical plants (GWe) | ||||||
Thermal | 2.85 | 7.50 | 9.37 | 10.86 | 12.68 | 3.5 |
Nuclear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hydro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Renewables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2.85 | 7.50 | 9.37 | 10.86 | 12.68 | 3.5 |
Electricity production (TWh) | ||||||
Thermal | 8.82 | 19.40 | 30.38 | 41.11 | 53.61 | 7.6 |
Nuclear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hydro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Renewables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8.82 | 19.40 | 30.38 | 41.11 | 53.61 | 7.6 |
TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS.
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2011 | |
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) | 357 | 241 | 413 | 397 | 384 |
Electricity consumption per capita (kWh/capita) | 6,300 | 8,818 | 13,209 | 13,703 | 14,108 |
Electricity production/Energy production (%) | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
*Ratio of external dependency (%) | 0 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |