Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Iceland or Kuwait?

Iceland, at 40.53 kt against 39.17 kt in Kuwait as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kuwait?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Kuwait: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

Iceland

40.53 kt

in 2023

Kuwait

39.17 kt

in 2023

Iceland rank

85th

Kuwait rank

86th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Iceland
Kuwait

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 40.53 kt against 39.17 kt in Kuwait, a difference of 1.36 kt.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 85th and Kuwait ranks 86th of 107 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	172.07 kt	0 kt	172.07 kt	Iceland
2000s	130.5 kt	12.06 kt	118.44 kt	Iceland
2010s	34.87 kt	39.03 kt	4.16 kt	Kuwait
2020s	40.62 kt	49.97 kt	9.34 kt	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Iceland or Kuwait?: Iceland, at 40.53 kt against 39.17 kt in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Iceland and Kuwait?: 1.36 kt, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kuwait?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Kuwait rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?: Iceland ranks 85th and Kuwait ranks 86th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 148 places, 4,834 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf