Kuwait vs South Africa: Fossil-fuel subsidies

Kuwait
7.98 billion billions of current united states dollars
in 2024
South Africa
7.70 billion billions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Kuwait rank
25th
South Africa rank
27th

Fossil-fuel subsidies over time

  • Kuwait
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 7.98 billion billions of current united states dollars against 7.70 billion billions of current united states dollars in South Africa, a difference of 280.00 million billions of current united states dollars.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 27th of 189 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 7.12 billion billions of current united states dollars 4.58 billion billions of current united states dollars 2.54 billion billions of current united states dollars Kuwait
2020s 9.80 billion billions of current united states dollars 6.43 billion billions of current united states dollars 3.37 billion billions of current united states dollars Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil-fuel subsidies, Kuwait or South Africa?
Kuwait, at 7.98 billion billions of current united states dollars against 7.70 billion billions of current united states dollars in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil-fuel subsidies between Kuwait and South Africa?
280.00 million billions of current united states dollars, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for fossil-fuel subsidies?
Kuwait ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 27th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil-fuel subsidies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fossil-fuel subsidies
Unit
billions of current united states dollars
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,644 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) (billions of nominal United States dollars).