Kuwait vs Malta: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kuwait
34.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta
3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Malta rank
4th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 34.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malta, a difference of 30.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 10.0 times Malta's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.6924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 0.7137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 0.7263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.6818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.6526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.6318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.6315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 12.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 73.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 72.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 124.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 122.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 54.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 52.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 26.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 77.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 70.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 46.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 39.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 36.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 31.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kuwait or Malta?
- Kuwait, at 34.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kuwait and Malta?
- 30.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 4th of 194 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.