Kuwait vs Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2024
Vietnam
0.3%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
38th
Vietnam rank
39th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Kuwait
- Vietnam
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 6.8% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.8% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Kuwait or Vietnam?
- Kuwait, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Kuwait and Vietnam?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Vietnam?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Vietnam rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 39th 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.