Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global methane emissions
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
45th
United Arab Emirates rank
47th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 9 and United Arab Emirates in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 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 methane emissions, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane 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 methane emissions.