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
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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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.