Australia vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Australia
736.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
791.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Kuwait rank
17th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time
- Australia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 791.45 tonnes per person against 736.91 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 54.54 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240.22 tonnes per person | 227.34 tonnes per person | 12.88 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 302.11 tonnes per person | 342.27 tonnes per person | 40.16 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 389.71 tonnes per person | 324.51 tonnes per person | 65.2 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 489.7 tonnes per person | 827.05 tonnes per person | 337.35 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 606.74 tonnes per person | 895.2 tonnes per person | 288.46 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 686.35 tonnes per person | 777.75 tonnes per person | 91.4 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 734.2 tonnes per person | 786.84 tonnes per person | 52.64 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Australia or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 791.45 tonnes per person against 736.91 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Australia and Kuwait?
- 54.54 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
- Australia ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 17th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.