Kuwait vs Yemen: Change air pollutant emissions

Kuwait
152,708
in 2022
Yemen
166,882
in 2022
Kuwait rank
132nd
Yemen rank
129th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Kuwait
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 166,882 against 152,708 in Kuwait, a difference of 14,174.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Yemen ahead.

Kuwait ranks 132nd and Yemen ranks 129th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Yemen Difference Ahead
1750s 1,093 26,680 25,587 Yemen
1760s 1,136 27,107 25,971 Yemen
1770s 1,178 27,538 26,359 Yemen
1780s 1,221 27,973 26,751 Yemen
1790s 1,264 28,411 27,148 Yemen
1800s 1,306 28,853 27,548 Yemen
1810s 1,347 29,299 27,951 Yemen
1820s 1,388 29,657 28,269 Yemen
1830s 1,427 30,043 28,616 Yemen
1840s 1,463 30,595 29,133 Yemen
1850s 1,495 31,198 29,704 Yemen
1860s 1,494 31,864 30,370 Yemen
1870s 1,456 32,868 31,412 Yemen
1880s 1,411 34,171 32,760 Yemen
1890s 1,359 35,355 33,996 Yemen
1900s 1,152 53,742 52,590 Yemen
1910s 800.34 77,824 77,024 Yemen
1920s 552.45 74,791 74,239 Yemen
1930s 387.32 37,511 37,124 Yemen
1940s 8,174 11,035 2,861 Yemen
1950s 143,854 48,081 95,773 Kuwait
1960s 179,882 88,516 91,365 Kuwait
1970s 146,118 62,074 84,044 Kuwait
1980s 215,540 107,296 108,244 Kuwait
1990s 190,555 208,417 17,862 Yemen
2000s 207,368 221,525 14,157 Yemen
2010s 152,197 186,928 34,731 Yemen
2020s 143,337 168,547 25,210 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Kuwait or Yemen?
Yemen, at 166,882 against 152,708 in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Kuwait and Yemen?
14,174, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Yemen?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Yemen rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Kuwait ranks 132nd and Yemen ranks 129th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed