Azerbaijan vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Azerbaijan
1.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
1.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
41st
Kuwait rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Azerbaijan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.23 billion tonnes against 1.14 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan, a difference of 83.47 million tonnes.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 38th of 146 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 8 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.10 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4.10 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 11.98 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 11.98 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 59.73 million tonnes | 16.69 million tonnes | 43.04 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 169.92 million tonnes | 67.86 million tonnes | 102.06 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 348.33 million tonnes | 161.09 million tonnes | 187.24 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 576.27 million tonnes | 293.23 million tonnes | 283.03 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 721.08 million tonnes | 481.15 million tonnes | 239.93 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 916.11 million tonnes | 783.67 million tonnes | 132.44 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.09 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 32.00 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Azerbaijan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.23 billion tonnes against 1.14 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 83.47 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 38th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.