Kuwait vs Philippines: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Kuwait
2.25 billion tonnes
in 2024
Philippines
2.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
38th
Philippines rank
36th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Kuwait
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.44 billion tonnes against 2.25 billion tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 189.99 million tonnes.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Philippines ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.95 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 15.05 million tonnes | 24.25 million tonnes | 9.20 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1960s | 72.09 million tonnes | 112.73 million tonnes | 40.64 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1970s | 106.56 million tonnes | 340.22 million tonnes | 233.66 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1980s | 189.32 million tonnes | 648.40 million tonnes | 459.07 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 1990s | 813.96 million tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 200.36 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | 269.59 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | 186.66 million tonnes | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 2.31 billion tonnes | 199.77 million tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Kuwait or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2.44 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 Philippines?
- 189.99 million tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Philippines?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Philippines rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Philippines ranks 36th 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.