Cambodia vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Cambodia
45.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
40.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Cambodia rank
77th
Kuwait rank
78th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Cambodia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 45.07 million tonnes against 40.60 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 4.48 million tonnes.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.
Cambodia ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 78th of 211 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 364,904 tonnes | 364,904 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 4.82 million tonnes | 4.82 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 9.63 million tonnes | 9.63 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 124,787 tonnes | 16.93 million tonnes | 16.81 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 5.33 million tonnes | 27.23 million tonnes | 21.90 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 33.06 million tonnes | 37.67 million tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Cambodia or Kuwait?
- Cambodia, at 45.07 million tonnes against 40.60 million tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Cambodia and Kuwait?
- 4.48 million tonnes, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Cambodia ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 78th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.