Kuwait vs Venezuela: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Kuwait
0.7%
in 2024
Venezuela
0.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
33rd
Venezuela rank
36th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Kuwait
- Venezuela
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Venezuela ahead.
Kuwait ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 36th of 146 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Kuwait or Venezuela?
- Kuwait, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Venezuela?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Venezuela rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Kuwait ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 36th of 146 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 from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.