Azerbaijan vs Kuwait: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas

Azerbaijan
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
41st
Kuwait rank
38th

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 38th of 146 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 8 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1940s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Azerbaijan
1950s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Azerbaijan
1960s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% Azerbaijan
1970s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% Azerbaijan
1980s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Azerbaijan
1990s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Azerbaijan
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Azerbaijan
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% Azerbaijan
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 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 burning gas, Azerbaijan or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
78 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Kuwait rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
Azerbaijan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 38th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 12,610 data points, 1882–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.