Brunei vs Kuwait: CO₂ emissions per capita
Brunei
26.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
26.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
2nd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Brunei
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.25 tonnes per person against 26.05 tonnes per person in Brunei, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 96.41 tonnes per person | 18.36 tonnes per person | 78.05 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1950s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 6.43 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 42.34 tonnes per person | 38.78 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 51.79 tonnes per person | 20.82 tonnes per person | 30.96 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1980s | 16.9 tonnes per person | 15.3 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1990s | 20.71 tonnes per person | 62.2 tonnes per person | 41.49 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 18.63 tonnes per person | 30.69 tonnes per person | 12.06 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 20.62 tonnes per person | 25.44 tonnes per person | 4.82 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 26.2 tonnes per person | 23.51 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Brunei or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 26.25 tonnes per person against 26.05 tonnes per person in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Brunei and Kuwait?
- 0.2 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Kuwait rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Brunei ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.