Kuwait vs Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport
Kuwait
3,522 kilograms per person
in 2023
Qatar
3,911 kilograms per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
10th
Qatar rank
7th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3,911 kilograms per person against 3,522 kilograms per person in Kuwait, a difference of 389 kilograms per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 7th of 191 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,760 kilograms per person | 3,705 kilograms per person | 945.28 kilograms per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 3,569 kilograms per person | 4,925 kilograms per person | 1,356 kilograms per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3,771 kilograms per person | 5,002 kilograms per person | 1,232 kilograms per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 3,476 kilograms per person | 4,081 kilograms per person | 605.49 kilograms per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from transport, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 3,911 kilograms per person against 3,522 kilograms per person in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from transport between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 389 kilograms per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Kuwait ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 7th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.