Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Kuwait
25.28 tonnes per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
19.66 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 25.28 tonnes per person against 19.66 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5.62 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.02 tonnes per person | 18.22 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25.92 tonnes per person | 16.44 tonnes per person | 9.47 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.29 tonnes per person | 20.71 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 23.69 tonnes per person | 20.37 tonnes per person | 3.32 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 25.28 tonnes per person against 19.66 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 5.62 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.