Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kuwait
Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.88 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kuwait, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kuwait stood at 3.88 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kuwait peaked at 3.88 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million tonnes, in 1946.
Kuwait ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.90 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 10.52 million tonnes | 4 |
| 1950s | 14.85 million tonnes | 10.88 million tonnes | 24.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 126.52 million tonnes | 32.49 million tonnes | 244.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 371.70 million tonnes | 269.75 million tonnes | 459.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 603.79 million tonnes | 483.79 million tonnes | 744.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 782.59 million tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 billion tonnes | 2.48 billion tonnes | 3.33 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 billion tonnes | 3.42 billion tonnes | 3.88 billion tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Kuwait
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 4.87 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.87 million (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.88 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kuwait?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kuwait was 3.88 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million tonnes in 1946.
- How does Kuwait rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kuwait ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.