Greece vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Greece
2.12 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
2.25 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
40th
Kuwait rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Greece
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.12 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 124.22 million tonnes.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.69 million tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | 264,188 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 27.94 million tonnes | 15.05 million tonnes | 12.89 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 88.01 million tonnes | 72.09 million tonnes | 15.93 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 259.09 million tonnes | 106.56 million tonnes | 152.53 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 547.95 million tonnes | 189.32 million tonnes | 358.62 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 899.26 million tonnes | 813.96 million tonnes | 85.29 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 135.97 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.80 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 65.84 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.11 billion tonnes | 60.05 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Greece or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.12 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Greece and Kuwait?
- 124.22 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Greece ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.