Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Kuwait
Kuwait: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 25.28 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Kuwait is 25.28 tonnes per person, measured 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, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Kuwait peaked at 32.93 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.6 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Kuwait?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 32.93 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.