Kuwait: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 100.0% (2025), 2nd of 188 in the world and 2nd of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 167.7 (2023), 20th of 210 in the world and 5th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 1.0 (2023), 168th of 208 in the world and 22nd of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Digital & energy access: Kuwait in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 100.0%2025 | 2/188 | 2/21 | 6.7% | 61.4% | 99.1% | +18.0 ppsince 2015 | 63.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 167.72023 | 20/210 | 5/23 | 24.4 | 135.2 | 153.9 | −8.2%since 2013 | 107.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 1.02023 | 168/208 | 22/23 | 0.22001 | 1.6 | 1.7 | −24%since 2013 | 9.7 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 11.82023 | 92/213 | 12/23 | 23.9 | 17.6 | 13.3 | −18%since 2013 | 10.2 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 3842024 | 137/215 | 12/23 | · | 80 | 402 | +47%since 2014 | 1,179 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 56/215 | 8/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 57/211 | 8/22 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 63/213 | 8/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 23/192 | 6/22 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 16,626 kWh2024 | 5/149 | 3/20 | 14,717 kWh | 17,195 kWh | 15,481 kWh | +2.6%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 9,893 kgoe2024 | 4/150 | 2/20 | 9,498 kgoe | 11,314 kgoe | 8,886 kgoe | +14%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 9.0%2024 | 86/149 | 15/20 | 11.0% | 11.3% | 8.9% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+18.0 pp100.0% in 2025
- Secure servers+47%384 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−24%1.0 in 2023
- Power losses+0.2 pp9.0% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Kuwait and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Kuwait. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Kuwait | Iran | Iraq | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 100.0%2025 | 85.3%2024 | 81.5%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 167.72023 | 174.12024 | 100.12024 | 159.52024 |
| Fixed broadband | 1.02023 | 12.12024 | 17.62024 | 44.12024 |
| Fixed telephone | 11.82023 | 30.82024 | 11.52024 | 19.72024 |
| Secure servers | 3842024 | 7,2262024 | 352024 | 4832024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |