Cyprus vs Kuwait: Waste — Emissions per capita

Cyprus
1.45 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Kuwait
2.09 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Cyprus rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
2nd

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Cyprus
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.09 t CO2eq/cap against 1.45 t CO2eq/cap in Cyprus, a difference of 0.64 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Cyprus's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 208 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 0.272 t CO2eq/cap 2.2 t CO2eq/cap 1.93 t CO2eq/cap Kuwait
2000s 0.252 t CO2eq/cap 2.29 t CO2eq/cap 2.04 t CO2eq/cap Kuwait
2010s 0.611 t CO2eq/cap 2.22 t CO2eq/cap 1.61 t CO2eq/cap Kuwait
2020s 1.25 t CO2eq/cap 2.16 t CO2eq/cap 0.905 t CO2eq/cap Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Cyprus or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 2.09 t CO2eq/cap against 1.45 t CO2eq/cap in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Cyprus and Kuwait?
0.64 t CO2eq/cap, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Kuwait?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Kuwait rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Cyprus ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.