Kuwait vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Kuwait
40.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
45.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
78th
Qatar rank
76th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 45.67 million tonnes against 40.60 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 5.07 million tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 78th and Qatar ranks 76th of 211 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 2,544 tonnes | 2,544 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1970s | 364,904 tonnes | 510,632 tonnes | 145,728 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1980s | 4.82 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 9.63 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 16.93 million tonnes | 9.08 million tonnes | 7.85 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 27.23 million tonnes | 25.98 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 37.67 million tonnes | 41.81 million tonnes | 4.14 million tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 45.67 million tonnes against 40.60 million tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 5.07 million tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kuwait ranks 78th and Qatar ranks 76th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.