Kuwait vs South America: IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq)
Kuwait
13.05 %
in 2023
South America
3.7 %
in 2023
Kuwait rank
27th
South America rank
28th
IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) over time
- Kuwait
- South America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 13.05 % against 3.7 % in South America, a difference of 9.35 %.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 3.5 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 27th and South America ranks 28th of 208 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.72 % | 1.6 % | 2.12 % | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 7.5 % | 2.35 % | 5.15 % | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 9.51 % | 3.33 % | 6.19 % | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 12.62 % | 3.58 % | 9.04 % | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions share (co2eq), Kuwait or South America?
- Kuwait, at 13.05 % against 3.7 % in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions share (co2eq) between Kuwait and South America?
- 9.35 %, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and South America rank globally for ippu — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Kuwait ranks 27th and South America ranks 28th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.