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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.

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.

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.

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.

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