Kuwait vs Singapore: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Kuwait
1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Singapore
1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
136th
Singapore rank
133rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait, a difference of 112,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
Kuwait ranks 136th and Singapore ranks 133rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1860s | 25,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 741.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1870s | 29,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 35,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 38,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 42,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 541.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 48,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1920s | 54,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1930s | 64,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1940s | 90,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 548,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1950s | 127,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1960s | 184,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1970s | 276,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1980s | 562,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 1990s | 521,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 2000s | 813,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.34 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 Singapore?
- 112,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Kuwait ranks 136th and Singapore ranks 133rd 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.