Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Kuwait
Kuwait: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 10.91 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Kuwait, 1946–2024
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 10.91 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Kuwait peaked at 12.41 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1946.
Kuwait ranks 7th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.35 tonnes per person | 5.44 tonnes per person | 9.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.28 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | 5.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 9.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.88 tonnes per person | 4.56 tonnes per person | 10.59 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.14 tonnes per person | 8.62 tonnes per person | 11.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.06 tonnes per person | 9.35 tonnes per person | 10.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.21 tonnes per person | 10.31 tonnes per person | 12.41 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 4 United Arab Emirates 13.1 tonnes per person compare
- 5 Oman 12.03 tonnes per person compare
- 6 Brunei 10.96 tonnes per person compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 8.32 tonnes per person compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 6.06 tonnes per person compare
- 10 Russia 5.92 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 co₂ emissions from gas in Kuwait?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Kuwait was 10.91 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 12.41 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1946.
- How does Kuwait rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.