Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Kuwait
0.0%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
115th
Saudi Arabia rank
118th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 115th and Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kuwait ranks 115th and Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.