Kazakhstan vs Kuwait: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Kazakhstan
1.9%
in 2024
Kuwait
1.8%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Kuwait rank
16th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 4.8% | 4.7% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 3.1% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Kazakhstan or Kuwait?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Kuwait rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 16th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.