Kuwait vs World: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Kuwait
0.0048 kt per person
in 2023
World
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
World rank
1st

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • World
00.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0048 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in World, a difference of 0.0043 kt per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 8.7 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Kuwait
1980s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Kuwait
1990s 0.0018 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person Kuwait
2000s 0.0036 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0032 kt per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0037 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0032 kt per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0046 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0041 kt per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Kuwait or World?
Kuwait, at 0.0048 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Kuwait and World?
0.0043 kt per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and World rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.