Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Kuwait
0.0296 kt per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0269 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0296 kt per person against 0.0269 kt per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0027 kt per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.147 kt per person 0.0026 kt per person 0.1445 kt per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0521 kt per person 0.0801 kt per person 0.0281 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0237 kt per person 0.0408 kt per person 0.0171 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0734 kt per person 0.0354 kt per person 0.038 kt per person Kuwait
2000s 0.0418 kt per person 0.0288 kt per person 0.013 kt per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0332 kt per person 0.0276 kt per person 0.0055 kt per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0297 kt per person 0.0268 kt per person 0.0029 kt per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
Kuwait, at 0.0296 kt per person against 0.0269 kt per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
0.0027 kt per person, with Kuwait 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.