Kuwait vs Turkmenistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Kuwait
40.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
38.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
78th
Turkmenistan rank
79th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Kuwait
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 40.60 million tonnes against 38.14 million tonnes in Turkmenistan, a difference of 2.46 million tonnes.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 78th and Turkmenistan ranks 79th of 211 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 389,424 tonnes | 389,424 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 966,133 tonnes | 966,133 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 364,904 tonnes | 8.81 million tonnes | 8.45 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 4.82 million tonnes | 15.29 million tonnes | 10.47 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 9.63 million tonnes | 20.38 million tonnes | 10.76 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 16.93 million tonnes | 22.66 million tonnes | 5.73 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 27.23 million tonnes | 29.21 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 37.67 million tonnes | 36.54 million tonnes | 1.13 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 Turkmenistan?
- Kuwait, at 40.60 million tonnes against 38.14 million tonnes in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
- 2.46 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Turkmenistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kuwait ranks 78th and Turkmenistan ranks 79th 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.