Kuwait vs Venezuela: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Kuwait
170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Venezuela
192.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
44th
Venezuela rank
41st
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Kuwait
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 192.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait, a difference of 22.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Venezuela'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 Venezuela ahead.
Kuwait ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 57,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 61,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 67,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 70,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 72,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 74,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 80,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 91,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 16.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 298.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 61.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 143.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 56.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 49.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 119.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 105.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 133.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 148.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Kuwait or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 192.85 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 Venezuela?
- 22.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Venezuela rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Kuwait ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 41st 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.