Kuwait vs Qatar: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
6.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
6.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
14th
Qatar rank
15th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 6.35 million tonnes against 6.27 million tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 82,030 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 14th and Qatar ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 273,700 tonnes | -7,694 tonnes | 281,395 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 2.30 million tonnes | 698,338 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -916,449 tonnes | 717,980 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.82 million tonnes | -3,637 tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.92 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 276,572 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2000s | 3.37 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 476,612 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.58 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 4.97 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 96,343 tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 6.35 million tonnes against 6.27 million tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 82,030 tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 14th and Qatar ranks 15th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.