Kuwait vs North America: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time
- Kuwait
- North America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 35.39 t CO2e/capita against 17.52 t CO2e/capita in North America, a difference of 17.87 t CO2e/capita.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.0 times North America's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
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 | 67.34 t CO2e/capita | 27.39 t CO2e/capita | 39.94 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 34.11 t CO2e/capita | 24.82 t CO2e/capita | 9.29 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 38.37 t CO2e/capita | 24.61 t CO2e/capita | 13.76 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 48.61 t CO2e/capita | 23.86 t CO2e/capita | 24.75 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 38.44 t CO2e/capita | 20.15 t CO2e/capita | 18.28 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 34.49 t CO2e/capita | 17.82 t CO2e/capita | 16.67 t CO2e/capita | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Kuwait or North America?
- Kuwait, at 35.39 t CO2e/capita against 17.52 t CO2e/capita in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Kuwait and North America?
- 17.87 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 total greenhouse gas 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 Total greenhouse gas 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 the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.