Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Kuwait
1.8%
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
18th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Kuwait
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Kuwait ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 0.6% | 4.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
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 Kingdom?
- Kuwait, at 1.8% against 1.5% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Kuwait ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 18th 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.