Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 25.28 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 25.28 tonnes per person for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait peaked at 32.93 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.6 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.02 tonnes per person | 14.6 tonnes per person | 29.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.92 tonnes per person | 15.27 tonnes per person | 32.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.29 tonnes per person | 21.91 tonnes per person | 28.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.69 tonnes per person | 22.04 tonnes per person | 25.28 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Singapore 32.29 tonnes per person compare
- 2 Qatar 27.6 tonnes per person compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 23.31 tonnes per person compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 19.66 tonnes per person compare
- 7 Hong Kong 19.37 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 4.87 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.87 million (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.88 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait was 25.28 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 32.93 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.