Kuwait vs Qatar: Per capita methane emissions

Kuwait
8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar
7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
4th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Qatar, a difference of 0.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1860s 0.4689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1870s 0.4523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1880s 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1890s 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1900s 0.3477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1910s 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1920s 0.2627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1930s 0.2463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1940s 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1950s 66.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 60.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1960s 81.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 34.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 47.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1970s 33.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 55.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1980s 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
1990s 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 25.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
2000s 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 26.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Qatar
2010s 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
2020s 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Kuwait or Qatar?
Kuwait, at 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Kuwait and Qatar?
0.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait 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 methane emissions?
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 4th of 199 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 methane 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 methane 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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.