Kuwait vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Kuwait
2.25 billion tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
2.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
38th
Switzerland rank
39th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 81.44 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Switzerland ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.95 million tonnes | 29.31 million tonnes | 21.36 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 15.05 million tonnes | 57.94 million tonnes | 42.89 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 72.09 million tonnes | 192.02 million tonnes | 119.94 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 106.56 million tonnes | 519.14 million tonnes | 412.58 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 189.32 million tonnes | 867.56 million tonnes | 678.23 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 813.96 million tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 402.45 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | 349.24 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | 172.47 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | 534,000 tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Kuwait or Switzerland?
- Kuwait, at 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 81.44 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.