Kuwait vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Kuwait
791.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
740.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
26th
Netherlands rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Netherlands
2004006008001.0k196019922024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 791.45 tonnes per person against 740.56 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 50.89 tonnes per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Kuwait ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 226.25 tonnes per person 306.38 tonnes per person 80.13 tonnes per person Netherlands
1970s 341.68 tonnes per person 373.11 tonnes per person 31.43 tonnes per person Netherlands
1980s 324.22 tonnes per person 460.71 tonnes per person 136.49 tonnes per person Netherlands
1990s 826.83 tonnes per person 539.96 tonnes per person 286.88 tonnes per person Kuwait
2000s 895.08 tonnes per person 623.08 tonnes per person 272 tonnes per person Kuwait
2010s 777.72 tonnes per person 703.11 tonnes per person 74.6 tonnes per person Kuwait
2020s 786.84 tonnes per person 738.23 tonnes per person 48.61 tonnes per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Kuwait or Netherlands?
Kuwait, at 791.45 tonnes per person against 740.56 tonnes per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Kuwait and Netherlands?
50.89 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.