Kuwait vs Pakistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Kuwait
2.25 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
2.40 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
38th
Pakistan rank
37th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Kuwait
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.40 billion tonnes against 2.25 billion tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 150.53 million tonnes.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.95 million tonnes | 239,244 tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 15.05 million tonnes | 15.24 million tonnes | 186,716 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 72.09 million tonnes | 69.31 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 106.56 million tonnes | 162.46 million tonnes | 55.90 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 189.32 million tonnes | 312.19 million tonnes | 122.87 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 813.96 million tonnes | 635.68 million tonnes | 178.28 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 87.42 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | 4.81 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 2.27 billion tonnes | 150.92 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Kuwait or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.40 billion tonnes against 2.25 billion tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Kuwait and Pakistan?
- 150.53 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Pakistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Pakistan ranks 37th 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.