Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Kuwait
Greenhouse gas emissions in Kuwait were 35.4 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Kuwait, 2024
35.4
Change from 2023
+2.3%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
4th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Kuwait over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 34.6 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 34.8 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 34.9 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 32.7 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 33.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 34.8 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 35.3 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 37.2 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 37.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 38.0 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 40.1 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 41.6 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 43.2 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 43.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 44.6 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 47.6 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 48.4 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 53.0 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 54.5 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 51.0 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 49.9 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 45.9 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 45.5 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 45.8 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3% from 34.6 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 38.0 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −7.0%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
CO2 emissions per person
23.67 t CO2 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