Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
38th
United Arab Emirates rank
36th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and United Arab Emirates ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 1.0% | 7.6% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 7.0% | 3.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 4.3% | 3.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and United Arab Emirates ranks 36th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.