Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Kuwait
51.13 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
310.54 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Kuwait rank
30th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 310.54 Mt CO2e against 51.13 Mt CO2e in Kuwait, a difference of 259.41 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.88 Mt CO2e 90.78 Mt CO2e 85.9 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 13.49 Mt CO2e 135.56 Mt CO2e 122.06 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 14.12 Mt CO2e 187.52 Mt CO2e 173.4 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 33.81 Mt CO2e 241.23 Mt CO2e 207.42 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 43.38 Mt CO2e 302.36 Mt CO2e 258.98 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 46.98 Mt CO2e 308.46 Mt CO2e 261.48 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 310.54 Mt CO2e against 51.13 Mt CO2e in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
259.41 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Kuwait ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 194 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 Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).