Kuwait vs Qatar: Per capita methane emissions by sector

Kuwait

5,026 kilograms per person

in 2023

Qatar

9,469 kilograms per person

in 2023

Kuwait rank

4th

Qatar rank

2nd

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

Qatar currently reports 9,469 kilograms per person against 5,026 kilograms per person in Kuwait, a difference of 4,443 kilograms per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.9 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

Indicator: Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.