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
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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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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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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.