Iraq vs Kuwait: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16.96 Mt CO2e against 15.93 Mt CO2e in Iraq, a difference of 1.03 Mt CO2e.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 37th and Kuwait ranks 35th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.67 Mt CO2e | 3.03 Mt CO2e | 0.3555 Mt CO2e | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 5.59 Mt CO2e | 6.22 Mt CO2e | 0.6288 Mt CO2e | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 9.34 Mt CO2e | 5.05 Mt CO2e | 4.29 Mt CO2e | Iraq |
| 2000s | 8.12 Mt CO2e | 8.64 Mt CO2e | 0.5133 Mt CO2e | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 10.27 Mt CO2e | 12.75 Mt CO2e | 2.48 Mt CO2e | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 14.12 Mt CO2e | 15.24 Mt CO2e | 1.12 Mt CO2e | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 16.96 Mt CO2e against 15.93 Mt CO2e in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 1.03 Mt CO2e, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Iraq ranks 37th and Kuwait ranks 35th of 193 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 from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).