Kuwait vs Malta: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Kuwait
25.28 tonnes per person
in 2023
Malta
26.82 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
Malta rank
3rd
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 26.82 tonnes per person against 25.28 tonnes per person in Kuwait, a difference of 1.54 tonnes per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Malta ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.02 tonnes per person | 9.34 tonnes per person | 14.68 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25.92 tonnes per person | 13.21 tonnes per person | 12.7 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.29 tonnes per person | 25.1 tonnes per person | 0.1977 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 23.69 tonnes per person | 28.62 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Kuwait or Malta?
- Malta, at 26.82 tonnes per person against 25.28 tonnes per person in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Kuwait and Malta?
- 1.54 tonnes per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Malta ranks 3rd 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 vs. territorial CO₂ emissions 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.