Kuwait

TABLE 1. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES

  Estimated available energy sources
  Fossil fuel Nuclear Renewables
  Solid Liquid Gas Uranium Hydro Other
renewable**
Total amount in specific units (unit*) 0 14216 1784 0 0 Solar: 1835
Wind: 4.0

TABLE 2. ENERGY STATISTICS IN EXAJOULES (EJ)

              Ave. annual growth rate (%)
Year 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 2016 2000 to 2016
Energy consumption [EJ]              
Total 0.61 0.39 0.67 1.25 1.48 1.50 5.15
Solids** 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Liquids 0.33 0.18 0.42 0.72 0.71 0.70 3.26
Gases 0.28 0.22 0.25 0.53 0.77 0.80 7.51
Nuclear 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hydro 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Renewables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Energy production [EJ]              
Total 3.94 2.13 4.72 5.48 6.90 6.96 2.46
Solids** 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Liquids 3.62 1.87 4.32 5.04 6.27 6.31 2.40
Gases 0.32 0.26 0.40 0.44 0.63 0.65 3.09
Nuclear 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hydro 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Renewables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net import [EJ] (Import–Export)              
Total –2.77 –1.38 –2.63 –3.06 –4.20 –4.54 3.47

TABLE 3. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY

              Ave. annual growth rate (%)
Year 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 2016 2000 to 2016
Capacity of electrical plants (GWe)              
Thermal 2.58 7.28 9.19 13.38 16.72 18.85 4.59
Nuclear 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hydro 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Renewables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
Total 2.58 7.28 9.19 13.38 16.72 18.87 4.60
Electricity production (TWh)              
Thermal 9.417 18.48 32.32 57.08 68.29 70.09 4.96
Nuclear 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hydro 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Renewables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 9.42 18.48 32.32 57.08 68.29 70.09 4.96
Total electricity consumption (TWh) 8.68 18.47 27.464 50.18 60.41 61.915 5.21

TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

  1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 2016
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 356.20 183.55 293.62 368.29 281.85 268.40
Electricity consumption per capita (kWh/capita) 6393.00 8695.00 12305.00 14010.00 14251.00 14036.00
Electricity production/Energy production (%) 0.86 3.14 2.46 3.74 3.56 3.62
*Ratio of external dependency (%) –456.00 –351.00 –392.00 –244.00 –285.00 –303.00
  1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 2016
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 356.20 183.55 293.62 368.29 281.85 268.40
Electricity consumption per capita (kWh/capita) 6393.00 8695.00 12305.00 14010.00 14251.00 14036.00
Electricity production/Energy production (%) 0.86 3.14 2.46 3.74 3.56 3.62
*Ratio of external dependency (%) –456.00 –351.00 –392.00 –244.00 –285.00 –303.00