China vs Kuwait: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita

China
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0014 kt per person
in 2023
China rank
12th
Kuwait rank
10th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time

  • China
  • Kuwait
00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0014 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in China, a difference of 0.0005 kt per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

China ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 186 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person Kuwait
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Kuwait
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person Kuwait
2000s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0017 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0015 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per capita, China or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 0.0014 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per capita between China and Kuwait?
0.0005 kt per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Kuwait rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per capita?
China ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.