Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Absolute change co2

Kuwait
6.35 million
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
11.56 million
in 2024
Kuwait rank
14th
United Arab Emirates rank
11th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M194719852024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 11.56 million against 6.35 million in Kuwait, a difference of 5.21 million.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.8 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 33 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 2.30 million 2.05 million 251,351 Kuwait
1970s -916,449 1.61 million 2.52 million United Arab Emirates
1980s 1.82 million 1.78 million 37,502 Kuwait
1990s 1.92 million 2.35 million 421,090 United Arab Emirates
2000s 3.37 million 9.12 million 5.75 million United Arab Emirates
2010s 1.58 million 3.50 million 1.91 million United Arab Emirates
2020s 4.97 million 3.59 million 1.39 million Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 11.56 million against 6.35 million in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
5.21 million, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for absolute change co2?
Kuwait ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed