Kuwait vs Vatican: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Kuwait
-1.47 million tonnes
in 2024
Vatican
-1,979 tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
187th
Vatican rank
185th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Kuwait
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports -1,979 tonnes against -1.47 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 1.46 million tonnes.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 187th and Vatican ranks 185th of 197 countries.
Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -64,552 tonnes | 201.52 tonnes | 64,754 tonnes | Vatican |
| 1860s | -189,033 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | 189,399 tonnes | Vatican |
| 1870s | -320,900 tonnes | 388.38 tonnes | 321,289 tonnes | Vatican |
| 1880s | -459,308 tonnes | 677.84 tonnes | 459,986 tonnes | Vatican |
| 1890s | -605,161 tonnes | 1,044 tonnes | 606,205 tonnes | Vatican |
| 1900s | -760,434 tonnes | 1,246 tonnes | 761,680 tonnes | Vatican |
| 1910s | -928,751 tonnes | 1,411 tonnes | 930,162 tonnes | Vatican |
| 1920s | -1.11 million tonnes | 1,645 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 1930s | -1.28 million tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 1940s | -1.46 million tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 1950s | -1.67 million tonnes | 1,539 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 1960s | -2.01 million tonnes | 1,301 tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 1970s | -2.09 million tonnes | 619.22 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 1980s | -1.99 million tonnes | 36.64 tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 1990s | -1.84 million tonnes | -637.54 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 2000s | -1.73 million tonnes | -1,271 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 2010s | -1.58 million tonnes | -1,806 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Vatican |
| 2020s | -1.49 million tonnes | -1,979 tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Kuwait or Vatican?
- Vatican, at -1,979 tonnes against -1.47 million tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Kuwait and Vatican?
- 1.46 million tonnes, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Vatican?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Vatican rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kuwait ranks 187th and Vatican ranks 185th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.