Kuwait vs Ukraine: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kuwait
169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ukraine
190.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
36th
Ukraine rank
35th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kuwait
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 190.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait, a difference of 20.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Ukraine ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 56,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 60,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 65,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 67,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 69,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 71,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 75,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 81,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 16.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 61.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 411.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 56.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 632.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 575.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 49.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 784.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 734.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 119.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 405.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 105.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 269.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 133.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 148.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kuwait or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 190.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kuwait and Ukraine?
- 20.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Ukraine rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Ukraine ranks 35th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.