Kuwait CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Kuwait emit in 2008?

Kuwait emitted 84.28 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.26% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Kuwait in 2008?

In 2008, Kuwait emitted 31.79 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 2650941.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 84.28 million tonnes emitted by Kuwait in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	54.36	20.51
Gas	26.62	10.04
Coal	0.0	0.0
Cement	0.93	0.35
Flaring	2.37	0.89

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