Equatorial Guinea vs Kuwait: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Equatorial Guinea
0.2085 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
0.2309 tonnes per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Kuwait rank
18th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2309 tonnes per person against 0.2085 tonnes per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0224 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 213 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.53 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.61 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8333 tonnes per person | 0.5402 tonnes per person | 0.2931 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2788 tonnes per person | 0.2665 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Equatorial Guinea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.2309 tonnes per person against 0.2085 tonnes per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait?
- 0.0224 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 213 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 flaring. 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 flaring, measured in tonnes per person.