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
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