Iraq vs Kuwait: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Iraq
0.2842 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
0.2971 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
22nd
Kuwait rank
21st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2971 tonnes per person against 0.2842 tonnes per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0129 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 22nd and Kuwait ranks 21st of 209 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0254 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.1122 tonnes per person | 0.1091 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2445 tonnes per person | 0.3223 tonnes per person | 0.0778 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0813 tonnes per person | 0.3176 tonnes per person | 0.2362 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0769 tonnes per person | 0.3671 tonnes per person | 0.2902 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1486 tonnes per person | 0.3258 tonnes per person | 0.1772 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2824 tonnes per person | 0.3112 tonnes per person | 0.0288 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.2971 tonnes per person against 0.2842 tonnes per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.0129 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Iraq ranks 22nd and Kuwait ranks 21st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.