Angola vs Kuwait: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Angola
0.3%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2024
Angola rank
46th
Kuwait rank
44th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Angola
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Angola, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 44th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 13 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Angola |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 1900s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Angola |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Angola |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Angola |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Angola or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Angola and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Kuwait?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Kuwait rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Angola ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 44th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.