Kuwait vs Myanmar: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Kuwait
170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Myanmar
185.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
44th
Myanmar rank
43rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Kuwait
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 185.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait, a difference of 15.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 44th and Myanmar ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 57,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 61,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 67,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 70,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 72,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 74,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 80,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 91,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 16.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 61.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 56.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 49.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 119.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 105.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 133.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 226.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 148.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Kuwait or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 185.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Kuwait and Myanmar?
- 15.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Myanmar rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Kuwait ranks 44th and Myanmar ranks 43rd 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.