Kuwait vs Maldives: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Kuwait
0.002 tonnes per person
in 2024
Maldives
0.0001 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
119th
Maldives rank
120th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Maldives
-0.2-0.1-0185019372024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.002 tonnes per person against 0.0001 tonnes per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 29.0 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Maldives ahead.

Kuwait ranks 119th and Maldives ranks 120th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Maldives Difference Ahead
1850s -0.1463 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person 0.1478 tonnes per person Maldives
1860s -0.1569 tonnes per person 0.0007 tonnes per person 0.1576 tonnes per person Maldives
1870s -0.16 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.16 tonnes per person Maldives
1880s -0.1581 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person 0.1587 tonnes per person Maldives
1890s -0.1566 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.1576 tonnes per person Maldives
1900s -0.1579 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person 0.1584 tonnes per person Maldives
1910s -0.1603 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person 0.1608 tonnes per person Maldives
1920s -0.1456 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.1456 tonnes per person Maldives
1930s -0.134 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.134 tonnes per person Maldives
1940s -0.1417 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person 0.1432 tonnes per person Maldives
1950s -0.1247 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person 0.1255 tonnes per person Maldives
1960s -0.0695 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person 0.071 tonnes per person Maldives
1970s 0.0018 tonnes per person 0.0003 tonnes per person 0.0016 tonnes per person Kuwait
1980s 0.0089 tonnes per person 0.0001 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person Kuwait
1990s 0.0049 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0049 tonnes per person Kuwait
2000s 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.0005 tonnes per person 0.0071 tonnes per person Kuwait
2010s 0.004 tonnes per person 0.0001 tonnes per person 0.0039 tonnes per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0022 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0022 tonnes per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Kuwait or Maldives?
Kuwait, at 0.002 tonnes per person against 0.0001 tonnes per person in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Kuwait and Maldives?
0.0019 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Kuwait ranks 119th and Maldives ranks 120th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.