Niue vs Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Niue
4.14 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
41.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Niue rank
4th
Qatar rank
1st
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Niue
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 41.27 tonnes per person against 4.14 tonnes per person in Niue, a difference of 37.13 tonnes per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 10.0 times Niue's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Niue ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 5 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8465 tonnes per person | 59.35 tonnes per person | 58.5 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 36.04 tonnes per person | 34.78 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 57.89 tonnes per person | 55.23 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 57.08 tonnes per person | 54.4 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.46 tonnes per person | 40.98 tonnes per person | 37.51 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 4.02 tonnes per person | 38.5 tonnes per person | 34.48 tonnes per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Niue or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 41.27 tonnes per person against 4.14 tonnes per person in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Niue and Qatar?
- 37.13 tonnes per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Qatar?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Qatar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Niue ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 5 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.