Kuwait vs Qatar: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Kuwait

129.52 million tonnes

in 2024

Qatar

125.81 million tonnes

in 2024

Kuwait rank

37th

Qatar rank

38th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

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.

Indicator: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.