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
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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

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.