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