Kuwait vs Qatar: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Kuwait
25.28 tonnes per person
in 2023
Qatar
27.6 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
Qatar rank
2nd
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 27.6 tonnes per person against 25.28 tonnes per person in Kuwait, a difference of 2.32 tonnes per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.02 tonnes per person | 46.22 tonnes per person | 22.19 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 25.92 tonnes per person | 31.16 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 25.29 tonnes per person | 28.15 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 23.69 tonnes per person | 26.6 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | Qatar |
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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 27.6 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 Qatar?
- 2.32 tonnes per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 2nd 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.