Kuwait vs Palau: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Kuwait
14.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau
12.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
2nd
Palau rank
5th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Kuwait
- Palau
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 14.68 tonnes per person against 12.76 tonnes per person in Palau, a difference of 1.92 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 5th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.59 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 9.09 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 16.56 tonnes per person | 6.1 tonnes per person | 10.46 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 2.12 tonnes per person | 12.71 tonnes per person | 10.59 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 7.27 tonnes per person | 12.39 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 50.76 tonnes per person | 12.1 tonnes per person | 38.66 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 18.98 tonnes per person | 11.13 tonnes per person | 7.85 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 14.38 tonnes per person | 12.01 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 11.64 tonnes per person | 12.16 tonnes per person | 0.5247 tonnes per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Kuwait or Palau?
- Kuwait, at 14.68 tonnes per person against 12.76 tonnes per person in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Kuwait and Palau?
- 1.92 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Palau?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Palau rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 5th of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.