Argentina vs Kuwait: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Argentina
0.6%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.6%
in 2024
Argentina rank
26th
Kuwait rank
27th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Argentina
- Kuwait
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 8 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Argentina or Kuwait?
- Argentina, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Argentina and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Kuwait rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Argentina ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 27th 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 from oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.