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

Kazakhstan
0.5%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
37th
Kuwait rank
38th

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 37th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 146 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Kazakhstan
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Kazakhstan
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% Kazakhstan
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Kazakhstan or Kuwait?
Kazakhstan, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
78 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Kuwait rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
Kazakhstan ranks 37th 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.