Kuwait vs Latvia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Kuwait
0.2971 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia
0.2837 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
21st
Latvia rank
23rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Kuwait
- Latvia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2971 tonnes per person against 0.2837 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.0134 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Latvia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 23rd of 209 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 0.0611 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.1091 tonnes per person | 0.1012 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3223 tonnes per person | 0.1219 tonnes per person | 0.2004 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3176 tonnes per person | 0.0568 tonnes per person | 0.2607 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3671 tonnes per person | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.3045 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.3258 tonnes per person | 0.2526 tonnes per person | 0.0733 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3112 tonnes per person | 0.2856 tonnes per person | 0.0255 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, Kuwait or Latvia?
- Kuwait, at 0.2971 tonnes per person against 0.2837 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Kuwait and Latvia?
- 0.0134 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latvia?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Latvia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kuwait ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 23rd 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.