Chile vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Chile
3.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
53rd
Kuwait rank
51st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Chile
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.32 billion tonnes in Chile, a difference of 551.07 million tonnes.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 53rd and Kuwait ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 272.37 million tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | 264.41 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 339.08 million tonnes | 15.05 million tonnes | 324.03 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 483.40 million tonnes | 127.06 million tonnes | 356.34 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 712.60 million tonnes | 372.32 million tonnes | 340.27 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 947.86 million tonnes | 604.31 million tonnes | 343.55 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 134.71 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.81 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 227.74 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 351.30 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.16 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 470.21 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Chile or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.32 billion tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Chile and Kuwait?
- 551.07 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Chile ranks 53rd and Kuwait ranks 51st 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.