Bangladesh vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Bangladesh
1.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
1.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
39th
Kuwait rank
38th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Kuwait
0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B194619852024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.23 billion tonnes against 1.20 billion tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 29.93 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 39th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 146 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Kuwait Difference Ahead
1940s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1950s 62,371 tonnes 0 tonnes 62,371 tonnes Bangladesh
1960s 1.72 million tonnes 16.69 million tonnes 14.97 million tonnes Kuwait
1970s 9.11 million tonnes 67.86 million tonnes 58.76 million tonnes Kuwait
1980s 36.55 million tonnes 161.09 million tonnes 124.55 million tonnes Kuwait
1990s 125.14 million tonnes 293.23 million tonnes 168.09 million tonnes Kuwait
2000s 301.66 million tonnes 481.15 million tonnes 179.49 million tonnes Kuwait
2010s 672.09 million tonnes 783.67 million tonnes 111.58 million tonnes Kuwait
2020s 1.08 billion tonnes 1.12 billion tonnes 40.98 million tonnes Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Bangladesh or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 1.23 billion tonnes against 1.20 billion tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Bangladesh and Kuwait?
29.93 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kuwait?
78 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
Bangladesh ranks 39th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
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
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.