Kuwait vs Qatar: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
5.2%
in 2024
Qatar
5.2%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
18th
Qatar rank
17th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5.2% against 5.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -7.9% | -11.3% | 3.4% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 26.3% | 314.1% | 287.9% | Qatar |
| 1970s | -3.3% | 8.1% | 11.4% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 0.4% | 8.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 119.3% | 12.1% | 107.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 6.3% | 1.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 4.8% | 2.4% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 5.2% against 5.2% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.