Kuwait vs Turkey: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
5.2%
in 2024
Turkey
5.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
18th
Turkey rank
16th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.4% against 5.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 98.4% | 4.3% | 94.1% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | -7.9% | 6.9% | 14.8% | Turkey |
| 1960s | 26.3% | 8.7% | 17.5% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -3.3% | 7.0% | 10.3% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 119.3% | 4.5% | 114.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.4% against 5.2% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Kuwait and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Turkey rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 16th 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.