Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
25.28 tonnes per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
19.66 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.