Kuwait vs Qatar: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2024
Qatar
0.3%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
37th
Qatar rank
38th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 8 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Kuwait ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.