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