Egypt vs Kuwait: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Egypt
0.104 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
0.1262 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
87th
Kuwait rank
85th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.1262 tonnes per person against 0.104 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0222 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Kuwait ranks 85th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980s | 0.0517 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0517 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.0463 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0463 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.037 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0366 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.0427 tonnes per person | 0.1413 tonnes per person | 0.0986 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0752 tonnes per person | 0.0857 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.1262 tonnes per person against 0.104 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 0.0222 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Kuwait ranks 85th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.