Kuwait - CO2 emissions

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt) in Kuwait was 41,628 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,628 in 2016 and a minimum value of 1,437 in 1991.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 1,808
1961 1,885
1962 2,545
1963 2,919
1964 3,220
1965 3,447
1966 4,767
1967 5,203
1968 6,414
1969 7,162
1970 3,920
1971 4,052
1972 4,789
1973 5,361
1974 5,713
1975 6,087
1976 6,425
1977 7,030
1978 7,928
1979 6,597
1980 13,957
1981 11,529
1982 8,808
1983 9,674
1984 10,469
1985 10,403
1986 13,465
1987 14,459
1988 14,305
1989 17,367
1990 13,982
1991 1,437
1992 7,455
1993 15,196
1994 14,595
1995 17,825
1996 17,869
1997 17,807
1998 17,994
1999 16,469
2000 20,704
2001 20,257
2002 18,166
2003 21,170
2004 22,783
2005 25,548
2006 26,256
2007 25,559
2008 26,641
2009 24,122
2010 28,155
2011 32,886
2012 34,759
2013 34,594
2014 34,308
2015 39,098
2016 41,628

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total) in Kuwait was 46.31 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 56.56 in 1980, while its lowest value was 4.02 in 1991.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 23.17
1961 18.88
1962 17.81
1963 17.14
1964 12.71
1965 9.73
1966 13.56
1967 20.45
1968 28.58
1969 26.69
1970 15.65
1971 14.93
1972 17.33
1973 22.11
1974 29.56
1975 36.17
1976 34.78
1977 40.82
1978 37.75
1979 37.34
1980 56.56
1981 45.72
1982 41.61
1983 44.76
1984 36.91
1985 35.68
1986 38.12
1987 45.95
1988 43.46
1989 48.40
1990 47.80
1991 4.02
1992 32.40
1993 51.93
1994 43.24
1995 52.74
1996 54.25
1997 52.30
1998 45.11
1999 37.66
2000 43.89
2001 39.86
2002 34.03
2003 38.05
2004 38.30
2005 37.99
2006 37.69
2007 37.18
2008 36.54
2009 32.14
2010 35.98
2011 40.52
2012 41.58
2013 40.58
2014 41.05
2015 44.41
2016 46.31

CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP) in Kuwait was 0.786 as of 2018. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.844 in 2002 and 0.587 in 1996.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1992 0.629
1993 0.597
1994 0.635
1995 0.606
1996 0.587
1997 0.592
1998 0.670
1999 0.747
2000 0.770
2001 0.828
2002 0.844
2003 0.750
2004 0.727
2005 0.743
2006 0.716
2007 0.667
2008 0.690
2009 0.764
2010 0.816
2011 0.772
2012 0.746
2013 0.752
2014 0.734
2015 0.768
2016 0.762
2017 0.798
2018 0.786

CO2 emissions (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions (kt) in Kuwait was 89,460 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89,880 in 2016 and a minimum value of 23,010 in 1992.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1990 29,250
1991 35,750
1992 23,010
1993 29,260
1994 33,750
1995 33,800
1996 32,940
1997 34,050
1998 39,890
1999 43,730
2000 47,170
2001 50,820
2002 53,390
2003 55,630
2004 59,490
2005 67,250
2006 69,670
2007 68,740
2008 72,910
2009 75,040
2010 78,250
2011 81,160
2012 83,590
2013 85,260
2014 83,580
2015 88,040
2016 89,880
2017 89,720
2018 89,460

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt) in Kuwait was 54,685.97 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64,124.83 in 2012 and a minimum value of -726.07 in 1968.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 5,995.55
1961 8,096.74
1962 11,741.73
1963 14,106.95
1964 4,345.40
1965 13,171.86
1966 11,327.36
1967 2,027.85
1968 -726.07
1969 1,565.81
1970 278.69
1971 344.70
1972 1,026.76
1973 1,653.82
1974 1,752.83
1975 2,049.85
1976 4,389.40
1977 4,228.05
1978 5,284.15
1979 4,341.73
1980 6,505.26
1981 11,023.00
1982 10,395.95
1983 9,875.23
1984 15,746.10
1985 16,241.14
1986 20,003.48
1987 15,159.38
1988 16,435.49
1989 15,848.77
1990 22,137.68
1991 13,435.89
1992 21,037.58
1993 33,384.37
1994 39,310.24
1995 35,063.86
1996 30,326.09
1997 35,133.53
1998 32,115.59
1999 35,954.93
2000 31,305.18
2001 36,306.97
2002 38,829.86
2003 37,326.39
2004 38,958.21
2005 44,924.42
2006 45,918.18
2007 48,096.37
2008 54,407.28
2009 61,799.95
2010 60,054.46
2011 52,236.41
2012 64,124.83
2013 58,312.63
2014 51,737.70
2015 51,378.34
2016 54,685.97

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total) in Kuwait was 60.84 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 116.47 in 1994, while its lowest value was -3.24 in 1968.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 76.83
1961 81.12
1962 82.17
1963 82.86
1964 17.15
1965 37.19
1966 32.22
1967 7.97
1968 -3.24
1969 5.84
1970 1.11
1971 1.27
1972 3.72
1973 6.82
1974 9.07
1975 12.18
1976 23.76
1977 24.55
1978 25.16
1979 24.57
1980 26.36
1981 43.72
1982 49.11
1983 45.70
1984 55.51
1985 55.70
1986 56.63
1987 48.17
1988 49.93
1989 44.17
1990 75.68
1991 37.58
1992 91.43
1993 114.10
1994 116.47
1995 103.74
1996 92.06
1997 103.18
1998 80.51
1999 82.22
2000 66.37
2001 71.44
2002 72.73
2003 67.10
2004 65.49
2005 66.80
2006 65.91
2007 69.97
2008 74.62
2009 82.36
2010 76.75
2011 64.36
2012 76.71
2013 68.39
2014 61.90
2015 58.36
2016 60.84

CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)

The value for CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) in Kuwait was 21.62 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.62 in 2005 and a minimum value of 13.96 in 1990.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1990 13.96
1991 17.60
1995 21.05
1996 20.25
1997 19.91
1998 21.78
1999 22.41
2000 23.06
2001 24.16
2002 24.98
2003 25.74
2004 27.03
2005 29.62
2006 29.35
2007 27.45
2008 27.45
2009 26.60
2010 26.15
2011 25.62
2012 24.96
2013 24.18
2014 22.64
2015 22.95
2016 22.71
2017 22.12
2018 21.62

CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) in Kuwait was 0.418 as of 2018. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.508 in 2016 and 0.300 in 2007.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1992 0.389
1993 0.361
1994 0.376
1995 0.351
1996 0.334
1997 0.331
1998 0.370
1999 0.407
2000 0.411
2001 0.432
2002 0.434
2003 0.378
2004 0.357
2005 0.354
2006 0.331
2007 0.300
2008 0.305
2009 0.335
2010 0.354
2011 0.328
2012 0.302
2013 0.310
2014 0.323
2015 0.486
2016 0.508
2017 0.435
2018 0.418

CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP) in Kuwait was 0.428 as of 2018. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.460 in 2002 and 0.320 in 1996.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1992 0.343
1993 0.325
1994 0.346
1995 0.330
1996 0.320
1997 0.323
1998 0.365
1999 0.407
2000 0.419
2001 0.451
2002 0.460
2003 0.408
2004 0.396
2005 0.405
2006 0.390
2007 0.363
2008 0.376
2009 0.416
2010 0.445
2011 0.421
2012 0.406
2013 0.410
2014 0.400
2015 0.419
2016 0.415
2017 0.435
2018 0.428

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt) in Kuwait was 0.000 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.000 in 2016 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 1960.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 0.000
1961 0.000
1962 0.000
1963 0.000
1964 0.000
1965 0.000
1966 0.000
1967 0.000
1968 0.000
1969 0.000
1970 0.000
1971 0.000
1972 0.000
1973 0.000
1974 0.000
1975 0.000
1976 0.000
1977 0.000
1978 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 0.000
1985 0.000
1986 0.000
1987 0.000
1988 0.000
1989 0.000
1990 0.000
1991 0.000
1992 0.000
1993 0.000
1994 0.000
1995 0.000
1996 0.000
1997 0.000
1998 0.000
1999 0.000
2000 0.000
2001 0.000
2002 0.000
2003 0.000
2004 0.000
2005 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total) in Kuwait was 0.000 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 0.000 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1960.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 0.000
1961 0.000
1962 0.000
1963 0.000
1964 0.000
1965 0.000
1966 0.000
1967 0.000
1968 0.000
1969 0.000
1970 0.000
1971 0.000
1972 0.000
1973 0.000
1974 0.000
1975 0.000
1976 0.000
1977 0.000
1978 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 0.000
1985 0.000
1986 0.000
1987 0.000
1988 0.000
1989 0.000
1990 0.000
1991 0.000
1992 0.000
1993 0.000
1994 0.000
1995 0.000
1996 0.000
1997 0.000
1998 0.000
1999 0.000
2000 0.000
2001 0.000
2002 0.000
2003 0.000
2004 0.000
2005 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000

CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion) in Kuwait was 0.64 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 5.90 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.58 in 1990.

Definition: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 1.50
1972 1.36
1973 1.35
1974 1.34
1975 1.32
1976 1.28
1977 1.21
1978 1.20
1979 1.09
1980 1.14
1981 1.31
1982 1.15
1983 0.93
1984 5.90
1985 3.57
1986 3.33
1987 3.45
1988 3.29
1989 3.27
1990 0.58
1991 0.64
1992 1.18
1993 0.92
1994 0.86
1995 0.96
1996 0.99
1997 0.98
1998 0.82
1999 0.77
2000 0.71
2001 0.68
2002 0.69
2003 0.69
2004 0.66
2005 0.66
2006 0.64
2007 0.70
2008 0.73
2009 0.64
2010 0.64
2011 0.68
2012 0.66
2013 0.62
2014 0.64

CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion) in Kuwait was 67.39 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 74.60 in 1990, while its lowest value was 38.61 in 1989.

Definition: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 43.05
1972 43.50
1973 43.20
1974 44.37
1975 46.62
1976 47.66
1977 47.93
1978 47.30
1979 48.26
1980 44.19
1981 41.43
1982 42.53
1983 43.54
1984 46.94
1985 46.11
1986 46.18
1987 44.97
1988 41.46
1989 38.61
1990 74.60
1991 62.11
1992 54.52
1993 56.86
1994 64.74
1995 63.98
1996 66.83
1997 68.43
1998 67.48
1999 72.40
2000 69.82
2001 72.94
2002 74.07
2003 70.29
2004 71.72
2005 68.94
2006 69.85
2007 71.83
2008 71.64
2009 71.91
2010 69.48
2011 69.73
2012 69.55
2013 69.49
2014 67.39

CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (% of total fuel combustion) in Kuwait was 16.72 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 25.34 in 1993, while its lowest value was 12.50 in 2009.

Definition: CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction contains the emissions from combustion of fuels in industry. The IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 2 includes these emissions. However, in the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the IPCC category also includes emissions from industry autoproducers that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Manufacturing industries and construction also includes emissions from coke inputs into blast furnaces, which may be reported either in the transformation sector, the industry sector or the separate IPCC Source/Sink Category 2, Industrial Processes.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 19.17
1972 18.96
1973 19.26
1974 18.84
1975 17.81
1976 17.55
1977 16.68
1978 14.85
1979 16.75
1980 16.57
1981 16.92
1982 17.91
1983 18.39
1984 14.97
1985 16.82
1986 16.45
1987 13.82
1988 15.25
1989 16.83
1990 14.60
1991 12.76
1992 23.76
1993 25.34
1994 18.93
1995 18.55
1996 14.85
1997 13.10
1998 16.63
1999 12.77
2000 16.44
2001 14.18
2002 12.77
2003 15.77
2004 14.21
2005 17.79
2006 15.75
2007 13.31
2008 12.92
2009 12.50
2010 13.60
2011 15.27
2012 15.23
2013 14.60
2014 16.72

CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion) in Kuwait was 0.00 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 22.65 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1990.

Definition: CO2 emissions from other sectors, less residential buildings and commercial and public services, contains the emissions from commercial/institutional activities, residential, agriculture/forestry, fishing and other emissions not specified elsewhere that are included in the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 4 and 1 A 5. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the category also includes emissions from autoproducers in the commercial/residential/agricultural sectors that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 22.52
1972 22.27
1973 22.65
1974 22.22
1975 20.79
1976 20.58
1977 20.71
1978 21.55
1979 21.28
1980 17.86
1981 14.46
1982 9.11
1983 9.26
1984 9.86
1985 8.41
1986 10.50
1987 16.30
1988 18.90
1989 18.98
1990 0.00
1991 0.00
1992 0.00
1993 0.00
1994 0.00
1995 0.00
1996 0.00
1997 0.00
1998 0.00
1999 0.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 0.00
2005 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.00
2010 0.00
2011 0.00
2012 0.00
2013 0.00
2014 0.00

CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion) in Kuwait was 15.26 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 29.30 in 1982, while its lowest value was 10.22 in 1990.

Definition: CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 13.83
1972 13.98
1973 13.54
1974 13.24
1975 13.44
1976 12.87
1977 13.42
1978 15.10
1979 12.61
1980 20.24
1981 25.92
1982 29.30
1983 27.89
1984 22.32
1985 25.12
1986 23.54
1987 21.47
1988 21.11
1989 22.30
1990 10.22
1991 24.48
1992 20.54
1993 16.89
1994 15.44
1995 16.51
1996 17.33
1997 17.46
1998 15.04
1999 14.06
2000 13.00
2001 12.21
2002 12.47
2003 13.26
2004 13.41
2005 12.60
2006 13.76
2007 14.18
2008 14.73
2009 14.96
2010 16.28
2011 14.32
2012 14.55
2013 15.28
2014 15.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions