Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Emissions of air pollutants

Afghanistan
390,734 tonnes
in 2022
Kuwait
376,852 tonnes
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
45th
Kuwait rank
47th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 390,734 tonnes against 376,852 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 13,882 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 47th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.