CO2 emissions per capita — all countries

CO2 emissions per capita — Kuwait

CO2 emissions per capita in Kuwait in 2024 — 26.25 t/person. Ranked 212 in the world out of 213. Since 1946, the indicator has risen by 52.9%.

2024 26.25 t/person +3.12% vs 2023
World rank 212of 213
Period maximum 364.79 t/person1991
Period minimum 0 t/person1952

Trend over time

1946–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Kuwait, 1946–20240100200300400194619541962197019781986199420022010201820241946: 17.17 t/person1948: 2.32 t/person1950: 2.5 t/person1952: 0 t/person1954: 8.1 t/person1956: 5.02 t/person1958: 14.75 t/person1960: 25.07 t/person1962: 37.09 t/person1964: 53.51 t/person1966: 61.34 t/person1968: 33.66 t/person1970: 30.92 t/person1972: 30 t/person1974: 18.6 t/person1976: 15.66 t/person1978: 15.65 t/person1980: 16.38 t/person1982: 12.71 t/person1984: 15.56 t/person1986: 17.88 t/person1988: 15.4 t/person1990: 22.47 t/person1992: 18.16 t/person1994: 34.41 t/person1996: 29.92 t/person1998: 28.69 t/person2000: 28.13 t/person2002: 29.18 t/person2004: 30.53 t/person2006: 32.23 t/person2008: 31.85 t/person2010: 30.48 t/person2012: 30.33 t/person2014: 20.46 t/person2016: 25.98 t/person2018: 23.7 t/person2020: 20.48 t/person2022: 25.24 t/person2024: 26.25 t/person
Change over the period: +9.08 (+52.86%) Average annual rate: 0.55 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 26.25 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.99 t/person
Western Asia computed 7.29 t/person
High-income countries computed 9.8 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 26.25 +0.79 +3.12%
2023 25.45 +0.21 +0.84%
2022 25.24 +5.09 +25.27%
2021 20.15 −0.33 −1.6%
2020 20.48 −3.08 −13.08%
2019 23.56 −0.14 −0.58%
2018 23.7 −0.38 −1.56%
2017 24.07 −1.91 −7.34%
2016 25.98 +1.64 +6.75%
2015 24.34 +3.88 +18.96%
2014 20.46 −3.22 −13.59%
2013 23.68 −6.65 −21.93%
2012 30.33 +2.51 +9.02%
2011 27.82 −2.66 −8.74%
2010 30.48 −1.3 −4.08%
2009 31.78 −0.07 −0.22%
2008 31.85 +1.03 +3.33%
2007 30.82 −1.41 −4.38%
2006 32.23 −1.13 −3.37%
2005 33.36 +2.83 +9.28%
2004 30.53 +0.91 +3.07%
2003 29.62 +0.44 +1.49%
2002 29.18 −0.26 −0.88%
2001 29.44 +1.31 +4.67%
2000 28.13 −0.87 −2.98%
1999 28.99 +0.3 +1.06%
1998 28.69 −3.07 −9.65%
1997 31.75 +1.83 +6.13%
1996 29.92 −3.54 −10.58%
1995 33.46 −0.95 −2.75%
1994 34.41 +5.01 +17.02%
1993 29.4 +11.25 +61.94%
1992 18.16 −346.64 −95.02%
1991 364.79 +342.32 +1,523.24%
1990 22.47 +6.31 +39.06%
1989 16.16 +0.76 +4.95%
1988 15.4 +0.09 +0.59%
1987 15.31 −2.58 −14.4%
1986 17.88 +2.51 +16.33%
1985 15.37 −0.19 −1.2%
1984 15.56 +3.19 +25.78%
1983 12.37 −0.34 −2.69%
1982 12.71 −3.19 −20.05%
1981 15.9 −0.48 −2.91%
1980 16.38 +3.98 +32.13%
1979 12.4 −3.26 −20.81%
1978 15.65 +1.98 +14.46%
1977 13.68 −1.98 −12.67%
1976 15.66 +0.44 +2.9%
1975 15.22 −3.38 −18.18%
1974 18.6 −6.18 −24.93%
1973 24.78 −5.23 −17.42%
1972 30 −1.35 −4.29%
1971 31.35 +0.42 +1.37%
1970 30.92 −4.85 −13.55%
1969 35.77 +2.11 +6.27%
1968 33.66 −6.81 −16.83%
1967 40.47 −20.87 −34.02%
1966 61.34 −6.57 −9.67%
1965 67.91 +14.4 +26.91%
1964 53.51 +13.73 +34.52%
1963 39.78 +2.69 +7.25%
1962 37.09 +8.26 +28.64%
1961 28.83 +3.76 +15.02%
1960 25.07 +11.47 +84.4%
1959 13.59 −1.15 −7.82%
1958 14.75 +5.06 +52.3%
1957 9.68 +4.66 +92.79%
1956 5.02 −4.9 −49.39%
1955 9.92 +1.82 +22.49%
1954 8.1 +8.1
1953 0 +0
1952 0 −0.74 −100%
1951 0.74 −1.76 −70.39%
1950 2.5 −4.66 −65.07%
1949 7.15 +4.84 +208.63%
1948 2.32 −44.49 −95.05%
1947 46.81 +29.64 +172.62%
1946 17.17

About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.