Bangladesh vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Bangladesh
3.72 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
72nd
Kuwait rank
70th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Bangladesh
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.72 billion tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 159.37 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 72nd and Kuwait ranks 70th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 52.94 million tonnes | 7.90 million tonnes | 45.05 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 309.35 million tonnes | 14.85 million tonnes | 294.50 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 809.71 million tonnes | 126.52 million tonnes | 683.18 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 371.70 million tonnes | 816.53 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 603.79 million tonnes | 842.51 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 292.92 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.06 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 17.92 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 180.25 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.48 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 156.53 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Bangladesh or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.72 billion tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 159.37 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Bangladesh ranks 72nd and Kuwait ranks 70th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.