Kuwait vs East Timor: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
5.2%
in 2024
East Timor
4.9%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
18th
East Timor rank
21st
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- East Timor
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.2% against 4.9% in East Timor, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was East Timor ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and East Timor ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 152.7% | 148.6% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 17.9% | 12.9% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 8.7% | 6.4% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 5.4% | -0.1% | 5.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Kuwait or East Timor?
- Kuwait, at 5.2% against 4.9% in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Kuwait and East Timor?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and East Timor?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and East Timor rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and East Timor ranks 21st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.