Kuwait vs Netherlands: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2023
Netherlands
0.4%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
39th
Netherlands rank
36th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Kuwait
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 36th of 120 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
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, Kuwait or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Kuwait ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 36th 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.