Kuwait vs Qatar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Kuwait
0.1%
in 2024
Qatar
0.1%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
78th
Qatar rank
76th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 78th and Qatar ranks 76th of 211 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Qatar 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kuwait ranks 78th and Qatar ranks 76th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.