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
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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

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.