Angola vs Kuwait: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Angola
159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait
170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
46th
Kuwait rank
44th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Angola
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola, a difference of 10.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 44th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 13 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 17.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1860s | 21.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1870s | 19.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1880s | 19.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1890s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1900s | -1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 29.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1930s | 46.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1940s | 76.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1950s | 121.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1960s | 71.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1970s | 46.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 41.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 89.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 151.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2010s | 199.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2020s | 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Angola or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Angola and Kuwait?
- 10.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Kuwait?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Kuwait rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Angola ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 44th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.