Kuwait vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Kuwait
40.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
38.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
78th
Tanzania rank
80th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Kuwait
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 40.60 million tonnes against 38.05 million tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 2.55 million tonnes.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kuwait ranks 78th and Tanzania ranks 80th of 211 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 55,544 tonnes | 55,544 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 364,904 tonnes | 894,708 tonnes | 529,804 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 4.82 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 9.63 million tonnes | 4.25 million tonnes | 5.38 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 16.93 million tonnes | 7.98 million tonnes | 8.95 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 27.23 million tonnes | 16.82 million tonnes | 10.41 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 37.67 million tonnes | 32.24 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Kuwait or Tanzania?
- Kuwait, at 40.60 million tonnes against 38.05 million tonnes in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Kuwait and Tanzania?
- 2.55 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kuwait ranks 78th and Tanzania ranks 80th 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.