Kuwait vs Russia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Kuwait
10.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia
5.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
Russia rank
10th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Kuwait
- Russia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 10.91 tonnes per person against 5.92 tonnes per person in Russia, a difference of 4.99 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Russia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Russia ranks 10th of 146 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0534 tonnes per person | 0.0534 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1641 tonnes per person | 0.1641 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1960s | 7.35 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 6.14 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 5.28 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 6.7 tonnes per person | 4.16 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 8.88 tonnes per person | 4.88 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10.14 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 10.06 tonnes per person | 5.43 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 11.21 tonnes per person | 5.62 tonnes per person | 5.59 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Kuwait or Russia?
- Kuwait, at 10.91 tonnes per person against 5.92 tonnes per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Kuwait and Russia?
- 4.99 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Russia?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Russia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Russia ranks 10th 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.