Hong Kong vs Kuwait: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong
19.37 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kuwait
25.28 tonnes per person
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
7th
Kuwait rank
4th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 25.28 tonnes per person against 19.37 tonnes per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 5.91 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.71 tonnes per person | 24.02 tonnes per person | 11.31 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 13.28 tonnes per person | 25.92 tonnes per person | 12.63 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16.92 tonnes per person | 25.29 tonnes per person | 8.38 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 18.14 tonnes per person | 23.69 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 25.28 tonnes per person against 19.37 tonnes per person in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong and Kuwait?
- 5.91 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kuwait?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Kuwait rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 4th 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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.