Kuwait vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita)
Kuwait
72.32 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya
70.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
Libya rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 72.32 tonnes per person against 70.54 tonnes per person in Libya, a difference of 1.78 tonnes per person.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Libya ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.34 tonnes per person | 22.14 tonnes per person | 109.2 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 181.24 tonnes per person | 57.99 tonnes per person | 123.24 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 135.73 tonnes per person | 55.05 tonnes per person | 80.68 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 171.45 tonnes per person | 56.66 tonnes per person | 114.79 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 139.93 tonnes per person | 61.94 tonnes per person | 77.99 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 92.4 tonnes per person | 66.66 tonnes per person | 25.75 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 76.31 tonnes per person | 68.86 tonnes per person | 7.45 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita, Kuwait or Libya?
- Kuwait, at 72.32 tonnes per person against 70.54 tonnes per person in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita between Kuwait and Libya?
- 1.78 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Libya ranks 5th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.