Kuwait vs Panama: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Kuwait
1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Panama
1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
136th
Panama rank
135th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Kuwait
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait, a difference of 67,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 136th and Panama ranks 135th of 201 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Panama Difference Ahead
1850s 23,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 776.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1860s 25,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 899.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1870s 29,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 685.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1880s 35,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 226.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1890s 38,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1900s 42,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1910s 48,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1920s 54,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1930s 64,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 124,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1940s 90,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 224,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 134,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1950s 127,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 430,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 303,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1960s 184,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 655,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 470,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1970s 276,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 856,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 579,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1980s 562,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 954,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 392,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1990s 521,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 513,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
2000s 813,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 312,139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
2010s 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 192,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
2020s 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 112,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Kuwait or Panama?
Panama, at 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Kuwait and Panama?
67,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Panama?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Panama rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Kuwait ranks 136th and Panama ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.