Chile vs Kuwait: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions
Chile
0.2%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.2%
in 2024
Chile rank
53rd
Kuwait rank
51st
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Chile
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 53rd and Kuwait ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions, Chile or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions between Chile and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Kuwait rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 53rd and Kuwait ranks 51st of 215 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.