Kazakhstan vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Kazakhstan
1.31 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
1.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
37th
Kuwait rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.31 billion tonnes against 1.23 billion tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 86.65 million tonnes.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 37th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 146 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 644,671 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 644,671 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.93 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 17.46 million tonnes | 16.69 million tonnes | 766,792 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 70.76 million tonnes | 67.86 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 186.52 million tonnes | 161.09 million tonnes | 25.43 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 404.48 million tonnes | 293.23 million tonnes | 111.25 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 563.12 million tonnes | 481.15 million tonnes | 81.97 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 902.61 million tonnes | 783.67 million tonnes | 118.94 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.24 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 117.97 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Kazakhstan or Kuwait?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.31 billion tonnes against 1.23 billion tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
- 86.65 million tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Kazakhstan ranks 37th 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.