Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Kuwait
9,929 tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
109.92 tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
118th
United Arab Emirates rank
120th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 9,929 tonnes against 109.92 tonnes in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 9,819 tonnes.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 90.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Kuwait ranks 118th and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1850s -11,912 tonnes -718.14 tonnes 11,194 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1860s -12,817 tonnes -970.96 tonnes 11,846 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1870s -13,469 tonnes -1,246 tonnes 12,223 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1880s -14,169 tonnes -1,458 tonnes 12,710 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1890s -14,945 tonnes -1,839 tonnes 13,106 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1900s -16,048 tonnes -2,323 tonnes 13,725 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1910s -17,547 tonnes -3,462 tonnes 14,084 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1920s -17,342 tonnes -4,858 tonnes 12,483 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1930s -17,386 tonnes -5,668 tonnes 11,717 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1940s -20,049 tonnes -7,013 tonnes 13,037 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1950s -25,384 tonnes -9,442 tonnes 15,942 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1960s -28,795 tonnes -3,866 tonnes 24,930 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1970s 2,484 tonnes 11,300 tonnes 8,816 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1980s 16,675 tonnes 40,945 tonnes 24,270 tonnes United Arab Emirates
1990s 7,566 tonnes 194,826 tonnes 187,260 tonnes United Arab Emirates
2000s 16,931 tonnes 25,560 tonnes 8,629 tonnes United Arab Emirates
2010s 14,348 tonnes -101,702 tonnes 116,050 tonnes Kuwait
2020s 10,354 tonnes -8,544 tonnes 18,899 tonnes Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
Kuwait, at 9,929 tonnes against 109.92 tonnes in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
9,819 tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Kuwait ranks 118th and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.