Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Kuwait
0.0241 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0195 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0241 kt per person against 0.0195 kt per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0046 kt per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0743 kt per person | 0.0057 kt per person | 0.0686 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0216 kt per person | 0.0204 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0148 kt per person | 0.0219 kt per person | 0.007 kt per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0618 kt per person | 0.0211 kt per person | 0.0407 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0298 kt per person | 0.018 kt per person | 0.0118 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0256 kt per person | 0.021 kt per person | 0.0046 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.024 kt per person | 0.0194 kt per person | 0.0046 kt per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 0.0241 kt per person against 0.0195 kt per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0046 kt per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.