Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Kuwait
1.8%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2.2%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
16th
United Arab Emirates rank
13th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.2% against 1.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 1.6% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 4.7% | 1.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 4.0% | 0.9% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.7% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.2% | 0.4% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 2.2% against 1.8% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.4%, 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Kuwait ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 13th 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.