Colombia vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Colombia
3.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
52nd
Kuwait rank
51st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Colombia
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.80 billion tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 73.87 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 52nd and Kuwait ranks 51st of 215 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Kuwait Difference Ahead
1940s 71.77 million tonnes 7.95 million tonnes 63.82 million tonnes Colombia
1950s 134.56 million tonnes 15.05 million tonnes 119.51 million tonnes Colombia
1960s 305.44 million tonnes 127.06 million tonnes 178.39 million tonnes Colombia
1970s 599.21 million tonnes 372.32 million tonnes 226.89 million tonnes Colombia
1980s 1.03 billion tonnes 604.31 million tonnes 428.69 million tonnes Colombia
1990s 1.59 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes 190.62 million tonnes Colombia
2000s 2.19 billion tonnes 2.04 billion tonnes 145.29 million tonnes Colombia
2010s 2.93 billion tonnes 2.89 billion tonnes 37.00 million tonnes Colombia
2020s 3.62 billion tonnes 3.63 billion tonnes 17.09 million tonnes Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Colombia or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.80 billion tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Colombia and Kuwait?
73.87 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kuwait?
79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Colombia ranks 52nd 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.