Brunei vs Qatar: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Brunei
30.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar
48.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
4th
Qatar rank
1st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Brunei
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 48.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 30.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brunei, a difference of 18.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Brunei ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1860s | 0.7224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1870s | 0.6112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1880s | 0.4969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1890s | 0.3854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1900s | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1910s | 0.2656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1920s | 0.2623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1930s | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1940s | 65.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 56.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1950s | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 75.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 69.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 101.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 97.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 59.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 115.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 55.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 24.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 58.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 26.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 83.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 57.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 25.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 84.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 58.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 28.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 51.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 32.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Brunei or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 48.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 30.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Brunei and Qatar?
- 18.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Qatar rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Brunei ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.