Kuwait vs Uzbekistan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kuwait
169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uzbekistan
167.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
36th
Uzbekistan rank
37th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kuwait
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 167.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan, a difference of 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 553,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1860s | 56,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 676,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 620,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1870s | 60,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 875,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 814,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1880s | 65,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1890s | 67,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 69,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 71,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1920s | 75,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 81,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1940s | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1950s | 16.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 61.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 56.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 49.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 119.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 105.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 133.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 148.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
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 Uzbekistan?
- Kuwait, at 169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 167.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kuwait and Uzbekistan?
- 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uzbekistan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th 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.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.