Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Absolute change co2

Kuwait
6.35 million
in 2024
United Kingdom
5.08 million
in 2024
Kuwait rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Kingdom
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M175118872024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 6.35 million against 5.08 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.27 million.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 37 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Kuwait ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 215 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1940s -464,106 14.38 million 14.84 million United Kingdom
1950s 273,700 3.88 million 3.61 million United Kingdom
1960s 2.30 million 8.20 million 5.90 million United Kingdom
1970s -916,449 1.61 million 2.53 million United Kingdom
1980s 1.82 million -6.29 million 8.11 million Kuwait
1990s 1.92 million -1.99 million 3.92 million Kuwait
2000s 3.37 million -6.75 million 10.13 million Kuwait
2010s 1.58 million -12.94 million 14.52 million Kuwait
2020s 4.97 million -10.37 million 15.34 million Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Kuwait or United Kingdom?
Kuwait, at 6.35 million against 5.08 million in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
1.27 million, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for absolute change co2?
Kuwait ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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