Kuwait vs Paraguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Kuwait
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
4.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
70th
Paraguay rank
69th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Kuwait
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 4.04 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 166.16 million tonnes.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 70th and Paraguay ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.90 million tonnes | 702.00 million tonnes | 694.10 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 14.85 million tonnes | 878.76 million tonnes | 863.90 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 126.52 million tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 371.70 million tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 603.79 million tonnes | 2.10 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 2.60 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 3.20 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.89 billion tonnes | 3.74 billion tonnes | 847.83 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.63 billion tonnes | 4.00 billion tonnes | 361.27 million tonnes | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Kuwait or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 4.04 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Kuwait and Paraguay?
- 166.16 million tonnes, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Paraguay?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Paraguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kuwait ranks 70th and Paraguay ranks 69th 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.