Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita

Kuwait
0.0241 kt per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0243 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0243 kt per person against 0.0241 kt per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0002 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0743 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 0.0723 kt per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0216 kt per person 0.054 kt per person 0.0325 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0148 kt per person 0.0313 kt per person 0.0164 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0618 kt per person 0.0269 kt per person 0.035 kt per person Kuwait
2000s 0.0298 kt per person 0.0246 kt per person 0.0052 kt per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0256 kt per person 0.0248 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Kuwait
2020s 0.024 kt per person 0.0243 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per capita, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0243 kt per person against 0.0241 kt per person in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per capita between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
0.0002 kt per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th 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.