Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Kuwait
26.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
20.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.45 tonnes per person against 20.21 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 6.24 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.27 tonnes per person | 9.74 tonnes per person | 32.53 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 20.83 tonnes per person | 58.3 tonnes per person | 37.48 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 15.31 tonnes per person | 32.33 tonnes per person | 17.01 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 62.21 tonnes per person | 28.13 tonnes per person | 34.08 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 30.7 tonnes per person | 25.5 tonnes per person | 5.2 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.44 tonnes per person | 25.42 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 23.54 tonnes per person | 21.18 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 26.45 tonnes per person against 20.21 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 6.24 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.