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