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

Kuwait
0.0296 kt per person
in 2023
World
0.0048 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
3rd
World rank
1st

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

  • Kuwait
  • World
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0296 kt per person against 0.0048 kt per person in World, a difference of 0.0248 kt per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 6.2 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

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

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.147 kt per person 0.0038 kt per person 0.1432 kt per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0521 kt per person 0.0047 kt per person 0.0474 kt per person Kuwait
1980s 0.0237 kt per person 0.0046 kt per person 0.0192 kt per person Kuwait
1990s 0.0734 kt per person 0.0043 kt per person 0.0691 kt per person Kuwait
2000s 0.0418 kt per person 0.0045 kt per person 0.0373 kt per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0332 kt per person 0.0048 kt per person 0.0284 kt per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0297 kt per person 0.0047 kt per person 0.025 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 World?
Kuwait, at 0.0296 kt per person against 0.0048 kt per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Kuwait and World?
0.0248 kt per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and World rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 3rd and World 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.