Kuwait vs Qatar: Domestic material consumption per capita

Kuwait
25.48 tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
26.53 tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
19th
Qatar rank
17th

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
2030405060200020122024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 26.53 tonnes against 25.48 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 1.05 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 17th of 233 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 26.41 tonnes 47.01 tonnes 20.6 tonnes Qatar
2010s 22.37 tonnes 37.12 tonnes 14.75 tonnes Qatar
2020s 24.43 tonnes 25.08 tonnes 0.642 tonnes Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 26.53 tonnes against 25.48 tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Kuwait and Qatar?
1.05 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?
Kuwait ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 17th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Domestic material consumption per capita
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
233 places, 5,766 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes).