Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Kuwait

68.2 kilograms per person

in 2023

Sri Lanka

60.51 kilograms per person

in 2023

Kuwait rank

165th

Sri Lanka rank

167th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

Kuwait currently reports 68.2 kilograms per person against 60.51 kilograms per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 7.69 kilograms per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kuwait ranks 165th and Sri Lanka ranks 167th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.