Kuwait vs Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Kuwait
0.6%
in 2024
Vietnam
0.7%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
27th
Vietnam rank
24th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Kuwait
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 27th and Vietnam ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Kuwait or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Kuwait and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Vietnam?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Vietnam rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 27th and Vietnam ranks 24th 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.