Kuwait vs Qatar: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Kuwait
0.0021 kt per person
in 2023
Qatar
0.0013 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
2nd
Qatar rank
4th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0021 kt per person against 0.0013 kt per person in Qatar, a difference of 0.0008 kt per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.7 times Qatar's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0013 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Kuwait
1980s 0.0014 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Kuwait
1990s 0.0022 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person Kuwait
2000s 0.0023 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 0.001 kt per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0022 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 0.001 kt per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0022 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 0.001 kt per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Kuwait or Qatar?
Kuwait, at 0.0021 kt per person against 0.0013 kt per person in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Kuwait and Qatar?
0.0008 kt per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.