Kuwait vs New Zealand: Methane emissions, per capita
Kuwait
8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand
6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
6th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand, a difference of 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 70.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 33.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- Kuwait, at 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 6th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.