Kuwait vs Malaysia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Kuwait
0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
119th
Malaysia rank
120th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 119th and Malaysia ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 119th and Malaysia ranks 120th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.