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
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.