Brunei Darussalam vs Kuwait: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Brunei Darussalam
26.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
26.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
2nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.25 tonnes per person against 26.05 tonnes per person in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 96.41 tonnes per person | 18.36 tonnes per person | 78.05 tonnes per person | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1950s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 6.43 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 42.34 tonnes per person | 38.78 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 51.79 tonnes per person | 20.82 tonnes per person | 30.96 tonnes per person | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1980s | 16.9 tonnes per person | 15.3 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1990s | 20.71 tonnes per person | 62.2 tonnes per person | 41.49 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 18.63 tonnes per person | 30.69 tonnes per person | 12.06 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 20.62 tonnes per person | 25.44 tonnes per person | 4.82 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 26.2 tonnes per person | 23.51 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Brunei Darussalam or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 26.25 tonnes per person against 26.05 tonnes per person in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Brunei Darussalam and Kuwait?
- 0.2 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Kuwait rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 208 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 vs. per capita energy use. 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.