Kuwait vs Oman: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Kuwait
10.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Oman
12.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
Oman rank
5th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Kuwait
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 12.03 tonnes per person against 10.91 tonnes per person in Kuwait, a difference of 1.12 tonnes per person.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Oman ranks 5th of 146 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.27 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 4.18 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 6.7 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 8.88 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 5.4 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10.14 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 10.06 tonnes per person | 11.55 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | Oman |
| 2020s | 11.21 tonnes per person | 12.19 tonnes per person | 0.9741 tonnes per person | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Kuwait or Oman?
- Oman, at 12.03 tonnes per person against 10.91 tonnes per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Kuwait and Oman?
- 1.12 tonnes per person, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Oman ranks 5th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes per person.