Kuwait vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time
- Kuwait
- North America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 23.67 t CO2e/capita against 13.66 t CO2e/capita in North America, a difference of 10.01 t CO2e/capita.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 203 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.02 t CO2e/capita | 21.73 t CO2e/capita | 11.29 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 22.66 t CO2e/capita | 19.64 t CO2e/capita | 3.02 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 23.08 t CO2e/capita | 19.71 t CO2e/capita | 3.37 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 31.22 t CO2e/capita | 19.42 t CO2e/capita | 11.8 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.6 t CO2e/capita | 16.14 t CO2e/capita | 9.46 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 22.55 t CO2e/capita | 13.96 t CO2e/capita | 8.59 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Kuwait or North America?
- Kuwait, at 23.67 t CO2e/capita against 13.66 t CO2e/capita in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Kuwait and North America?
- 10.01 t CO2e/capita, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.