Kuwait vs Philippines: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Philippines
3.98 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
51st
Philippines rank
50th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.98 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 107.72 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Philippines ahead.
Kuwait ranks 51st and Philippines ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.95 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 15.05 million tonnes | 29.33 million tonnes | 14.27 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1960s | 127.06 million tonnes | 123.93 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 372.32 million tonnes | 366.71 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 604.31 million tonnes | 708.87 million tonnes | 104.56 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1990s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 261.88 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 235.38 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.89 billion tonnes | 2.67 billion tonnes | 220.88 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.63 billion tonnes | 3.66 billion tonnes | 24.22 million tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 3.98 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Kuwait and Philippines?
- 107.72 million tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Philippines?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Philippines rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 51st and Philippines ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.