Kuwait vs Qatar: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.