Kuwait vs Qatar: CO₂ emissions per capita
Kuwait
26.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
41.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
2nd
Qatar rank
1st
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 41.27 tonnes per person against 26.25 tonnes per person in Kuwait, a difference of 15.02 tonnes per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.15 tonnes per person | 11.04 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1950s | 6.43 tonnes per person | 12.57 tonnes per person | 6.14 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 42.34 tonnes per person | 65.88 tonnes per person | 23.54 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 20.82 tonnes per person | 59.35 tonnes per person | 38.52 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 15.3 tonnes per person | 36.04 tonnes per person | 20.74 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 62.2 tonnes per person | 57.89 tonnes per person | 4.31 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 30.69 tonnes per person | 57.08 tonnes per person | 26.39 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 25.44 tonnes per person | 40.98 tonnes per person | 15.54 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 23.51 tonnes per person | 38.5 tonnes per person | 14.99 tonnes per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 41.27 tonnes per person against 26.25 tonnes per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 15.02 tonnes per person, with Qatar 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 co₂ emissions per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st 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.