Kuwait vs Taiwan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kuwait
0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
123rd
Taiwan rank
124th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Taiwan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 123rd and Taiwan ranks 124th of 201 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.3112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.4428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.4941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.6352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0064 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 Taiwan?
- Kuwait, at 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kuwait and Taiwan?
- 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Taiwan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd and Taiwan ranks 124th 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.