Kuwait vs Qatar: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Kuwait
0.0296 kt per person
in 2023
Qatar
0.053 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.053 kt per person against 0.0296 kt per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0234 kt per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.8 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.147 kt per person 0.0674 kt per person 0.0796 kt per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0521 kt per person 0.1118 kt per person 0.0597 kt per person Qatar
1980s 0.0237 kt per person 0.0563 kt per person 0.0325 kt per person Qatar
1990s 0.0734 kt per person 0.078 kt per person 0.0046 kt per person Qatar
2000s 0.0418 kt per person 0.0797 kt per person 0.0378 kt per person Qatar
2010s 0.0332 kt per person 0.0504 kt per person 0.0172 kt per person Qatar
2020s 0.0297 kt per person 0.0486 kt per person 0.0189 kt per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.053 kt per person against 0.0296 kt per person in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Kuwait and Qatar?
0.0234 kt per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.