Kuwait vs Qatar: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use

Kuwait
34.39
in 2024
Qatar
48.75
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 48.75 against 34.39 in Kuwait, a difference of 14.36.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1850s 0.6663 1.59 0.922 Qatar
1860s 0.6924 1.7 1.01 Qatar
1870s 0.7137 1.85 1.14 Qatar
1880s 0.7263 2.01 1.29 Qatar
1890s 0.7058 2.02 1.32 Qatar
1900s 0.6818 2.07 1.39 Qatar
1910s 0.6526 2.13 1.47 Qatar
1920s 0.6318 2.14 1.51 Qatar
1930s 0.6315 2.13 1.5 Qatar
1940s 12.35 8.89 3.46 Kuwait
1950s 73.75 75.15 1.4 Qatar
1960s 124.49 101.82 22.67 Kuwait
1970s 54.74 115.59 60.85 Qatar
1980s 26.47 58.85 32.38 Qatar
1990s 77.02 83.89 6.87 Qatar
2000s 46.1 84.15 38.05 Qatar
2010s 36.02 51.13 15.11 Qatar
2020s 31.97 46.17 14.2 Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg co2 excluding land use, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 48.75 against 34.39 in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg co2 excluding land use between Kuwait and Qatar?
14.36, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. 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 co2 excluding land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed