Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Methane emissions
Kuwait
39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
45th
United Arab Emirates rank
46th
Methane emissions over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 9 and United Arab Emirates in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1860s | 38,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1870s | 38,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1880s | 37,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1890s | 37,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1900s | 35,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 32,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 31,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 31,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 661,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 573,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 14.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 39.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 34.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 20.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 25.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 34.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 38.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 38.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th 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.