Kuwait CO₂ per capita

Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · updated 2024-12-31

Latest · 202426.25

Previous · 202325.45

Highest · 1991364.79

Lowest · 198312.37

Kuwait's co₂ per capita stands at 26.25 as of 2024-12-31, up from 25.45 in 2023. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2024 (65 observations).

Recent trend

In 2024, Kuwait's co₂ per capita was 26.25, up from 25.45 in 2023.

In 2023, Kuwait's co₂ per capita was 25.45, up from 25.24 in 2022.

In 2022, Kuwait's co₂ per capita was 25.24, up from 20.15 in 2021.

In 2021, Kuwait's co₂ per capita was 20.15, down from 20.48 in 2020.

In 2020, Kuwait's co₂ per capita was 20.48, down from 23.56 in 2019.

Kuwait CO₂ per capita — historical data

Year	Value	Change
2024	26.25	+0.793
2023	25.45	+0.2124
2022	25.24	+5.09
2021	20.15	-0.3272
2020	20.48	-3.08
2019	23.56	-0.1383
2018	23.7	-0.3743
2017	24.07	-1.91
2016	25.98	+1.64
2015	24.34	+3.88
2014	20.46	-3.22
2013	23.68	-6.65
2012	30.33	+2.51
2011	27.82	-2.66
2010	30.48	-1.29
2009	31.78	-0.0709
2008	31.85	+1.03
2007	30.82	-1.41
2006	32.23	-1.13
2005	33.36	+2.83
2004	30.53	+0.9082
2003	29.62	+0.4365
2002	29.18	-0.2585
2001	29.44	+1.31
2000	28.13	-0.8648
1999	28.99	+0.3032
1998	28.69	-3.06
1997	31.75	+1.83
1996	29.92	-3.54
1995	33.46	-0.9466
1994	34.41	+5.01
1993	29.4	+11.25
1992	18.16	-346.64
1991	364.79	+342.32
1990	22.47	+6.31
1989	16.16	+0.7615
1988	15.4	+0.0909
1987	15.31	-2.58
1986	17.88	+2.51
1985	15.37	-0.1871
1984	15.56	+3.19
1983	12.37	-0.3422
1982	12.71	-3.19
1981	15.9	-0.4755
1980	16.38	+3.98
1979	12.4	-3.26
1978	15.65	+1.98
1977	13.68	-1.98
1976	15.66	+0.4419
1975	15.22	-3.38
1974	18.6	-6.18
1973	24.78	-5.23
1972	30	-1.35
1971	31.35	+0.4222
1970	30.92	-4.85
1969	35.77	+2.11
1968	33.66	-6.81
1967	40.47	-20.87
1966	61.34	-6.56
1965	67.9	+14.4
1964	53.51	+13.73
1963	39.78	+2.69
1962	37.09	+8.26
1961	28.83	+3.76
1960	25.07	—

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Frequently asked questions

What is Kuwait's co₂ per capita?

Kuwait's co₂ per capita is 26.25 as of 2024-12-31, compared with 25.45 in 2023. Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0.

What was the highest co₂ per capita in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value is 364.79 (1991); the lowest is 12.37 (1983), across data from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.