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Greenhouse gas emissions — Kuwait

Greenhouse gas emissions in Kuwait in 2024 — 170.28 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 156 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 327,351.9%.

2024 170.28 Mt CO₂e +4.1% vs 2023
World rank 156of 199
Period maximum 499.62 Mt CO₂e1991
Period minimum 0.05 Mt CO₂e1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Kuwait, 1850–20240200400600185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.05 Mt CO₂e1853: 0.05 Mt CO₂e1856: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1859: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1862: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1865: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1868: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1871: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1874: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1877: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1880: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1883: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1886: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1889: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1892: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1895: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1898: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1901: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1904: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1907: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1910: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1913: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1916: 0.08 Mt CO₂e1919: 0.08 Mt CO₂e1922: 0.08 Mt CO₂e1925: 0.08 Mt CO₂e1928: 0.08 Mt CO₂e1931: 0.09 Mt CO₂e1934: 0.09 Mt CO₂e1937: 0.1 Mt CO₂e1940: 0.1 Mt CO₂e1943: 0.12 Mt CO₂e1946: 3.2 Mt CO₂e1949: 3.73 Mt CO₂e1952: 4.76 Mt CO₂e1955: 18.07 Mt CO₂e1958: 37.12 Mt CO₂e1961: 46.43 Mt CO₂e1964: 64.31 Mt CO₂e1967: 67.12 Mt CO₂e1970: 65.47 Mt CO₂e1973: 64.75 Mt CO₂e1976: 48.1 Mt CO₂e1979: 53.29 Mt CO₂e1982: 35.3 Mt CO₂e1985: 46.96 Mt CO₂e1988: 57.18 Mt CO₂e1991: 499.62 Mt CO₂e1994: 88.94 Mt CO₂e1997: 90.16 Mt CO₂e2000: 86.72 Mt CO₂e2003: 99.08 Mt CO₂e2006: 116.19 Mt CO₂e2009: 122.27 Mt CO₂e2012: 141.69 Mt CO₂e2015: 133.95 Mt CO₂e2018: 142.78 Mt CO₂e2021: 125.85 Mt CO₂e2024: 170.28 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +170.22 (+327,351.92%) Average annual rate: 4.76 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 170.28 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Middle East & North Africa computed 4,023.97 Mt CO₂e
Western Asia computed 2,932.37 Mt CO₂e
High-income countries computed 17,682.98 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 170.28 +6.71 +4.1%
2023 163.57 +6.53 +4.16%
2022 157.04 +31.19 +24.79%
2021 125.85 −2.11 −1.65%
2020 127.96 −16.62 −11.49%
2019 144.57 +1.79 +1.25%
2018 142.78 +2.97 +2.12%
2017 139.82 −6.21 −4.25%
2016 146.02 +12.08 +9.01%
2015 133.95 +18.8 +16.33%
2014 115.15 −8.31 −6.73%
2013 123.46 −18.23 −12.87%
2012 141.69 +17.13 +13.75%
2011 124.56 +1.13 +0.92%
2010 123.43 +1.16 +0.94%
2009 122.27 +0.96 +0.79%
2008 121.31 +6.27 +5.45%
2007 115.04 −1.15 −0.99%
2006 116.19 +2.16 +1.89%
2005 114.03 +11.46 +11.17%
2004 102.57 +3.49 +3.53%
2003 99.08 +8.92 +9.89%
2002 90.16 +1.07 +1.2%
2001 89.09 +2.36 +2.73%
2000 86.72 +3.28 +3.93%
1999 83.44 +0.53 +0.64%
1998 82.91 −7.25 −8.04%
1997 90.16 +7.48 +9.04%
1996 82.68 −3.44 −4%
1995 86.13 −2.82 −3.17%
1994 88.94 +10.17 +12.92%
1993 78.77 +30.42 +62.91%
1992 48.35 −451.27 −90.32%
1991 499.62 +443.73 +793.87%
1990 55.89 −8.34 −12.99%
1989 64.24 +7.06 +12.34%
1988 57.18 +2.47 +4.52%
1987 54.71 −1.85 −3.27%
1986 56.56 +9.6 +20.44%
1985 46.96 −0.46 −0.98%
1984 47.42 +8.31 +21.26%
1983 39.11 +3.8 +10.78%
1982 35.3 −7.91 −18.3%
1981 43.21 −6.42 −12.94%
1980 49.63 −3.66 −6.87%
1979 53.29 +2.16 +4.21%
1978 51.14 +6.41 +14.32%
1977 44.73 −3.36 −6.99%
1976 48.1 +2.43 +5.31%
1975 45.67 −8.25 −15.3%
1974 53.92 −10.83 −16.73%
1973 64.75 −6.71 −9.38%
1972 71.46 +3.66 +5.39%
1971 67.8 +2.33 +3.56%
1970 65.47 −4.93 −7.01%
1969 70.4 +4.62 +7.02%
1968 65.78 −1.34 −1.99%
1967 67.12 −8.78 −11.57%
1966 75.9 +0.63 +0.84%
1965 75.27 +10.96 +17.04%
1964 64.31 +9.17 +16.63%
1963 55.14 +3.58 +6.94%
1962 51.56 +5.13 +11.05%
1961 46.43 +2.98 +6.86%
1960 43.45 +4.79 +12.4%
1959 38.66 +1.54 +4.14%
1958 37.12 +15.14 +68.87%
1957 21.98 +11.56 +110.81%
1956 10.43 −7.64 −42.28%
1955 18.07 +4.45 +32.63%
1954 13.62 +5.18 +61.41%
1953 8.44 +3.69 +77.5%
1952 4.76 +0.6 +14.39%
1951 4.16 +0.43 +11.54%
1950 3.73 −0 −0.05%
1949 3.73 +1.38 +59.02%
1948 2.35 −5.77 −71.1%
1947 8.12 +4.92 +153.83%
1946 3.2 +3.06 +2,268.15%
1945 0.14 +0.01 +8.87%
1944 0.12 +0.01 +5.98%
1943 0.12 +0.01 +5.41%
1942 0.11 +0.01 +4.72%
1941 0.11 +0 +3.92%
1940 0.1 +0 +2%
1939 0.1 +0 +2.04%
1938 0.1 +0 +2.08%
1937 0.1 +0 +2.13%
1936 0.09 +0 +2.17%
1935 0.09 +0 +2.22%
1934 0.09 +0 +1.12%
1933 0.09 +0 +1.14%
1932 0.09 +0 +1.15%
1931 0.09 +0 +1.16%
1930 0.09 +0 +1.18%
1929 0.09 +0 +1.19%
1928 0.08 +0 +1.2%
1927 0.08 +0 +1.22%
1926 0.08 +0 +1.23%
1925 0.08 +0 +1.25%
1924 0.08 +0 +1.27%
1923 0.08 +0 +1.28%
1922 0.08 +0 +0%
1921 0.08 +0 +1.3%
1920 0.08 +0 +1.32%
1919 0.08 +0 +0%
1918 0.08 +0 +1.33%
1917 0.08 +0 +0%
1916 0.08 +0 +0%
1915 0.08 +0 +1.35%
1914 0.07 +0 +0%
1913 0.07 +0 +0%
1912 0.07 +0 +1.37%
1911 0.07 +0 +0%
1910 0.07 +0 +0%
1909 0.07 +0 +0%
1908 0.07 +0 +0%
1907 0.07 +0 +1.39%
1906 0.07 +0 +0%
1905 0.07 +0 +0%
1904 0.07 +0 +0%
1903 0.07 +0 +0%
1902 0.07 +0 +0%
1901 0.07 +0 +0%
1900 0.07 +0 +1.41%
1899 0.07 +0 +0%
1898 0.07 +0 +0%
1897 0.07 +0 +1.43%
1896 0.07 +0 +0%
1895 0.07 +0 +0%
1894 0.07 +0 +0%
1893 0.07 +0 +1.45%
1892 0.07 +0 +0%
1891 0.07 +0 +0%
1890 0.07 +0 +0%
1889 0.07 +0 +1.47%
1888 0.07 +0 +0%
1887 0.07 +0 +0%
1886 0.07 +0 +0%
1885 0.07 +0 +0%
1884 0.07 +0 +1.49%
1883 0.07 +0 +0%
1882 0.07 +0 +0%
1881 0.07 +0 +1.52%
1880 0.07 +0 +0%
1879 0.07 +0 +1.54%
1878 0.07 +0 +1.56%
1877 0.06 +0 +1.59%
1876 0.06 +0 +1.61%
1875 0.06 +0 +1.64%
1874 0.06 +0 +1.67%
1873 0.06 +0 +1.69%
1872 0.06 +0 +0%
1871 0.06 +0 +1.72%
1870 0.06 +0 +0%
1869 0.06 +0 +0%
1868 0.06 +0 +0%
1867 0.06 +0 +0%
1866 0.06 +0 +0%
1865 0.06 +0 +0%
1864 0.06 +0 +1.75%
1863 0.06 +0 +0%
1862 0.06 +0 +0%
1861 0.06 +0 +0%
1860 0.06 +0 +0%
1859 0.06 +0 +1.79%
1858 0.06 +0 +0%
1857 0.06 +0 +1.82%
1856 0.06 +0 +0%
1855 0.06 +0 +0%
1854 0.06 +0 +1.85%
1853 0.05 +0 +0%
1852 0.05 +0 +1.89%
1851 0.05 +0 +1.92%
1850 0.05 — —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 9.49 AM Armenia 10.31 GE Georgia 12.43 LB Lebanon 20.65 YE Yemen 26.67 JO Jordan 31.04 SY Syria 38.62 AZ Azerbaijan 57.34 BH Bahrain 62.97 IL Israel 64.15 OM Oman 117.09 QA Qatar 149.23 KW Kuwait 170.28 AE United Arab Emirates 262.13 IQ Iraq 398.13 TR Türkiye 680.01 SA Saudi Arabia 821.84
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About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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