Kuwait vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
37th
Ukraine rank
34th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Kuwait
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 37th and Ukraine ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 3.2% | 3.0% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 3.3% | 3.1% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 3.5% | 3.4% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Kuwait or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Kuwait and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Ukraine?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Kuwait ranks 37th and Ukraine ranks 34th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.