Kuwait vs South America: Waste — Emissions per capita
Kuwait
2.09 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
South America
0.46 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Kuwait rank
2nd
South America rank
4th
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Kuwait
- South America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.09 t CO2eq/cap against 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in South America, a difference of 1.63 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 4.5 times South America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 2nd and South America ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.401 t CO2eq/cap | 1.8 t CO2eq/cap | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.425 t CO2eq/cap | 1.87 t CO2eq/cap | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.438 t CO2eq/cap | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 1.7 t CO2eq/cap | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Kuwait or South America?
- Kuwait, at 2.09 t CO2eq/cap against 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Kuwait and South America?
- 1.63 t CO2eq/cap, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and South America rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd and South America ranks 4th of 187 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
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.