Kuwait vs Qatar: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kuwait
169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar
148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
36th
Qatar rank
38th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar, a difference of 21.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Qatar ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 56,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 60,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 65,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 67,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 69,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 71,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 75,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 81,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 16.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 61.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 56.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 49.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 119.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 105.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 133.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 148.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 21.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Qatar ranks 38th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.