Kuwait vs Taiwan: Emissions of air pollutants

Kuwait
376,852 tonnes
in 2022
Taiwan
368,369 tonnes
in 2022
Kuwait rank
47th
Taiwan rank
48th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Kuwait
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 376,852 tonnes against 368,369 tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 8,483 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Taiwan ahead.

Kuwait ranks 47th and Taiwan ranks 48th 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.