Kuwait vs Uzbekistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population

Kuwait
0.3%
in 2024
Uzbekistan
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
37th
Uzbekistan rank
35th

Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time

  • Kuwait
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Kuwait ranks 37th and Uzbekistan ranks 35th of 215 countries.

Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1940s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Uzbekistan
1950s 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% Uzbekistan
1960s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Uzbekistan
1970s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Uzbekistan
1980s 0.1% 0.5% 0.3% Uzbekistan
1990s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Uzbekistan
2000s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Uzbekistan
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Uzbekistan
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Uzbekistan

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 Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, 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 Uzbekistan?
0.1%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uzbekistan?
79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Uzbekistan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
Kuwait ranks 37th and Uzbekistan ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.