Eastern Asia vs Kuwait: IPPU — Emissions per capita
Eastern Asia
1.14 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Kuwait
4.8 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Eastern Asia rank
2nd
Kuwait rank
4th
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Eastern Asia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 4.8 t CO2eq/cap against 1.14 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Asia, a difference of 3.66 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 4.2 times Eastern Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 4th of 34 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.345 t CO2eq/cap | 1.75 t CO2eq/cap | 1.41 t CO2eq/cap | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.635 t CO2eq/cap | 3.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2.98 t CO2eq/cap | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | 3.71 t CO2eq/cap | 2.69 t CO2eq/cap | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | 4.63 t CO2eq/cap | 3.48 t CO2eq/cap | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Eastern Asia or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 4.8 t CO2eq/cap against 1.14 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Eastern Asia and Kuwait?
- 3.66 t CO2eq/cap, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Kuwait?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Asia and Kuwait rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Asia ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 4th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.