Kuwait vs Switzerland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kuwait
0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
123rd
Switzerland rank
125th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 125th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.3112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.4428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.4941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.6352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.3038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Kuwait or Switzerland?
- Kuwait, at 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Switzerland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 125th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.