Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
34.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 34.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 16 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.6924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 0.7137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 0.7263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.6818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.6526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.6318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.6315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 12.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 73.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 69.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 124.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 115.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 54.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 26.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 77.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 52.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 46.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 36.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 31.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 34.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.