Brunei Darussalam vs Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Brunei Darussalam
26.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
41.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 41.27 tonnes per person against 26.05 tonnes per person in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 15.22 tonnes per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Brunei Darussalam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 208 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 245.08 tonnes per person | 11.04 tonnes per person | 234.04 tonnes per person | Brunei Darussalam |
| 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 vs. per capita energy use, Brunei Darussalam or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 41.27 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 Qatar?
- 15.22 tonnes per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Qatar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st 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.