Colombia vs Kuwait: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Colombia
0.3%
in 2023
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2023
Colombia rank
41st
Kuwait rank
39th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Colombia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 39th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Colombia or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Colombia and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kuwait?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Kuwait rank globally for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Colombia ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 39th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.