Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per capita, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 0.0018 kt per person against 0.0014 kt per person in Kuwait as of 2023.

What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per capita between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?

0.0004 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.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Kuwait

0.0014 kt per person

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

0.0018 kt per person

in 2023

Kuwait rank

10th

United Arab Emirates rank

8th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time

Kuwait
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0018 kt per person against 0.0014 kt per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0004 kt per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0009 kt per person	0 kt per person	0.0009 kt per person	Kuwait
1970s	0.0007 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0.0005 kt per person	Kuwait
1980s	0.001 kt per person	0.0013 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.0013 kt per person	0.0015 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.0017 kt per person	0.0019 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.0015 kt per person	0.002 kt per person	0.0005 kt per person	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.0013 kt per person	0.0018 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per capita, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.0018 kt per person against 0.0014 kt per person in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per capita between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0004 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 ippu — emissions (co2), per capita?: Kuwait ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: IPPU — 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: 23 September 2026

IPPU — 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.