Which has higher waste — emissions, Kuwait or Polynesia?

Kuwait, at 0.434 kt against 0.424 kt in Polynesia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Polynesia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Polynesia: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Kuwait

0.434 kt

in 2023

Polynesia

0.424 kt

in 2023

Kuwait rank

122nd

Polynesia rank

124th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Kuwait
Polynesia

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.434 kt against 0.424 kt in Polynesia, a difference of 0.01 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Polynesia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 122nd and Polynesia ranks 124th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Polynesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0.083 kt	0 kt	0.083 kt	Kuwait
1980s	0.1525 kt	0 kt	0.1525 kt	Kuwait
1990s	0.1633 kt	0 kt	0.1633 kt	Kuwait
2000s	0.2118 kt	2.59 kt	2.38 kt	Polynesia
2010s	0.3544 kt	1.44 kt	1.08 kt	Polynesia
2020s	0.4277 kt	0.6025 kt	0.1748 kt	Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Kuwait or Polynesia?: Kuwait, at 0.434 kt against 0.424 kt in Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Kuwait and Polynesia?: 0.01 kt, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Polynesia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Polynesia rank globally for waste — emissions?: Kuwait ranks 122nd and Polynesia ranks 124th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf