Kuwait vs Tonga: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Kuwait
9,929 tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
15,609 tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
118th
Tonga rank
117th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Kuwait
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 15,609 tonnes against 9,929 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 5,680 tonnes.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Kuwait ranks 118th and Tonga ranks 117th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -11,912 tonnes | 21,042 tonnes | 32,954 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1860s | -12,817 tonnes | 15,143 tonnes | 27,960 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1870s | -13,469 tonnes | 11,358 tonnes | 24,827 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1880s | -14,169 tonnes | 9,988 tonnes | 24,157 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1890s | -14,945 tonnes | 9,255 tonnes | 24,201 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1900s | -16,048 tonnes | 8,838 tonnes | 24,886 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1910s | -17,547 tonnes | 5,437 tonnes | 22,984 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1920s | -17,342 tonnes | 3,041 tonnes | 20,383 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1930s | -17,386 tonnes | 1,718 tonnes | 19,104 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1940s | -20,049 tonnes | 670.51 tonnes | 20,720 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1950s | -25,384 tonnes | 86,210 tonnes | 111,594 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1960s | -28,795 tonnes | 119,648 tonnes | 148,443 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1970s | 2,484 tonnes | 45,807 tonnes | 43,323 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1980s | 16,675 tonnes | -3,440 tonnes | 20,115 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 7,566 tonnes | -25,010 tonnes | 32,577 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 16,931 tonnes | -7,911 tonnes | 24,842 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 14,348 tonnes | 58,569 tonnes | 44,221 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2020s | 10,354 tonnes | 21,640 tonnes | 11,285 tonnes | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Kuwait or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 15,609 tonnes against 9,929 tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Kuwait and Tonga?
- 5,680 tonnes, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Tonga rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kuwait ranks 118th and Tonga ranks 117th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.