Egypt vs Kuwait: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Egypt
8.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
6.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Kuwait rank
14th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.14 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 1.79 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Kuwait ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.08 million tonnes | -464,106 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 524,689 tonnes | 273,700 tonnes | 250,988 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 695,790 tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 2.30 million tonnes | -916,449 tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.73 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 908,664 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.70 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.83 million tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | 4.45 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.88 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.86 million tonnes | 4.97 million tonnes | 111,344 tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Egypt, at 8.14 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 1.79 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.