Kuwait vs Tanzania: Greenhouse gas emissions
Kuwait
170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania
185.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kuwait rank
44th
Tanzania rank
42nd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 185.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait, a difference of 15.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kuwait ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 57,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 61,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 67,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 70,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 72,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 322,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 74,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 80,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 91,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 16.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 61.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 56.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 49.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 119.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 105.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 133.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 148.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Kuwait or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 185.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 170.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Kuwait and Tanzania?
- 15.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Tanzania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.