CO2 emissions per person in Kuwait
Carbon dioxide emissions in Kuwait were 23.67 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Kuwait, 2024
23.67
Change from 2023
+4.3%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
4th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Kuwait over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.67 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 22.70 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 22.36 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 22.91 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 21.12 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 21.80 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 22.92 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 23.46 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 24.57 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 24.93 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 25.19 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 26.76 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 27.56 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 29.33 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 29.50 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 30.52 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 31.54 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 31.19 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 33.80 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 34.53 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 31.98 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 30.77 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 29.89 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 29.32 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 28.66 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.3% from 22.70 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 25.19 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −6.0%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
35.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.95e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
7.01e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
173.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
38.7 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
1.09 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank