Brunei vs Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Brunei
26.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
41.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Brunei
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 41.27 tonnes per person against 26.05 tonnes per person in Brunei, a difference of 15.22 tonnes per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 245.08 tonnes per person | 11.04 tonnes per person | 234.04 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1950s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 12.57 tonnes per person | 7.28 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 65.88 tonnes per person | 62.32 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 51.79 tonnes per person | 59.35 tonnes per person | 7.56 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 16.9 tonnes per person | 36.04 tonnes per person | 19.15 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 20.71 tonnes per person | 57.89 tonnes per person | 37.18 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 18.63 tonnes per person | 57.08 tonnes per person | 38.45 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 20.62 tonnes per person | 40.98 tonnes per person | 20.35 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 26.2 tonnes per person | 38.5 tonnes per person | 12.3 tonnes per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Brunei or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 41.27 tonnes per person against 26.05 tonnes per person in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Brunei and Qatar?
- 15.22 tonnes per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Qatar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Brunei ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.