India vs Kuwait: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
India
0.0052 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
0.002 tonnes per person
in 2024
India rank
117th
Kuwait rank
119th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- India
- Kuwait
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0052 tonnes per person against 0.002 tonnes per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0032 tonnes per person.
That makes India's figure about 2.6 times Kuwait's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 117th and Kuwait ranks 119th of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6724 tonnes per person | -0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.8188 tonnes per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.434 tonnes per person | -0.1569 tonnes per person | 0.5909 tonnes per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.411 tonnes per person | -0.16 tonnes per person | 0.571 tonnes per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.4269 tonnes per person | -0.1581 tonnes per person | 0.585 tonnes per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.4043 tonnes per person | -0.1566 tonnes per person | 0.5609 tonnes per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.3509 tonnes per person | -0.1579 tonnes per person | 0.5088 tonnes per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.3393 tonnes per person | -0.1603 tonnes per person | 0.4996 tonnes per person | India |
| 1920s | 1.23 tonnes per person | -0.1456 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | India |
| 1930s | 1.35 tonnes per person | -0.134 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | India |
| 1940s | 1.38 tonnes per person | -0.1417 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | India |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes per person | -0.1247 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | India |
| 1960s | 0.8237 tonnes per person | -0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.8932 tonnes per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.4588 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.457 tonnes per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.2749 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.266 tonnes per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.1507 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.1458 tonnes per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.1078 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.1002 tonnes per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.1193 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.1153 tonnes per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.0299 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, India or Kuwait?
- India, at 0.0052 tonnes per person against 0.002 tonnes per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between India and Kuwait?
- 0.0032 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kuwait?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Kuwait rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- India ranks 117th and Kuwait ranks 119th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.