Kuwait vs Qatar: Annual CO₂ emissions by world region
Kuwait
129.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
125.81 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
37th
Qatar rank
38th
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 129.52 million tonnes against 125.81 million tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 3.71 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 8 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.06 million tonnes | 260,144 tonnes | 802,416 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 1.45 million tonnes | 349,546 tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 22.03 million tonnes | 4.64 million tonnes | 17.39 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 21.44 million tonnes | 10.65 million tonnes | 10.79 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 28.54 million tonnes | 12.52 million tonnes | 16.02 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 93.97 million tonnes | 30.19 million tonnes | 63.78 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 70.40 million tonnes | 51.97 million tonnes | 18.43 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 94.06 million tonnes | 92.67 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 109.30 million tonnes | 112.13 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions by world region, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 129.52 million tonnes against 125.81 million tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions by world region between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 3.71 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions by world region?
- Kuwait ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.