Kuwait vs Uganda: Methane emissions
Kuwait
39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
45th
Uganda rank
47th
Methane emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Uganda
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda, a difference of 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Kuwait ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 8 and Uganda in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1860s | 38,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1870s | 38,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1880s | 37,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1890s | 37,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1900s | 35,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1910s | 32,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1920s | 31,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1930s | 31,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1940s | 661,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1950s | 14.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 39.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 34.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 20.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 25.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 34.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 38.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 38.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kuwait or Uganda?
- Kuwait, at 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kuwait and Uganda?
- 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uganda rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.