Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Kuwait
0.0048 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0045 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0048 kt per person against 0.0045 kt per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0018 kt per person | 0.0016 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0036 kt per person | 0.0028 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0037 kt per person | 0.0038 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0046 kt per person | 0.0044 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 0.0048 kt per person against 0.0045 kt per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0003 kt per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IPPU — 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.