Kuwait vs Turkmenistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring

Kuwait
0.2309 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.3373 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
18th
Turkmenistan rank
15th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Kuwait
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.3373 tonnes per person against 0.2309 tonnes per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1064 tonnes per person.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Kuwait ranks 18th and Turkmenistan ranks 15th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person
1960s 18.43 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 18.43 tonnes per person Kuwait
1970s 13.32 tonnes per person 0.1202 tonnes per person 13.2 tonnes per person Kuwait
1980s 1.01 tonnes per person 0.0783 tonnes per person 0.932 tonnes per person Kuwait
1990s 3.68 tonnes per person 0.2095 tonnes per person 3.47 tonnes per person Kuwait
2000s 1.2 tonnes per person 0.4905 tonnes per person 0.7101 tonnes per person Kuwait
2010s 0.5402 tonnes per person 0.5431 tonnes per person 0.0029 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
2020s 0.2665 tonnes per person 0.3354 tonnes per person 0.0689 tonnes per person Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Kuwait or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.3373 tonnes per person against 0.2309 tonnes per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
0.1064 tonnes per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
Kuwait ranks 18th and Turkmenistan ranks 15th 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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.