Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
6.35 million tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
5.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
17th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 6.35 million tonnes against 5.08 million tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.27 million tonnes.
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 tonnes | 14.38 million tonnes | 14.84 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 273,700 tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 2.30 million tonnes | 8.20 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | -916,449 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.82 million tonnes | -6.29 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.92 million tonnes | -1.99 million tonnes | 3.92 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.37 million tonnes | -6.75 million tonnes | 10.13 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.58 million tonnes | -12.94 million tonnes | 14.52 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.97 million tonnes | -10.37 million tonnes | 15.34 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Kuwait or United Kingdom?
- Kuwait, at 6.35 million tonnes against 5.08 million tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 1.27 million tonnes, 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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.