Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
25.28 tonnes per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
23.31 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 25.28 tonnes per person against 23.31 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.97 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 120 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.02 tonnes per person | 30.87 tonnes per person | 6.85 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 25.92 tonnes per person | 29.74 tonnes per person | 3.82 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 25.29 tonnes per person | 29.64 tonnes per person | 4.34 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 23.69 tonnes per person | 23.98 tonnes per person | 0.2916 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 25.28 tonnes per person against 23.31 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.97 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.