Methane emissions in Kuwait
Kuwait: Methane emissions was 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
45th
of 199 countries
All-time high
43.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1972
All-time low
31,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1920
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Kuwait, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Kuwait peaked at 43.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1972 and was at its lowest, 31,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1920.
Kuwait ranks 45th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 37,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 37,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 37,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 37,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 37,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 37,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 37,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 37,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 38,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 38,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 38,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 38,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 38,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 38,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 38,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 38,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 38,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 38,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 38,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 38,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 38,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 38,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 38,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 38,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 38,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 38,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 38,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 38,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 37,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 37,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 37,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 37,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 37,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 37,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 37,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 37,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 37,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 37,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 37,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 37,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 37,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 37,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 37,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 37,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 37,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 37,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 37,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 37,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 37,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 37,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 37,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 36,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 36,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1903 | 35,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 35,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1905 | 35,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1906 | 34,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 34,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1908 | 33,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 33,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1910 | 33,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1911 | 32,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 32,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 32,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 32,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 32,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1916 | 32,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1917 | 31,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 31,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1919 | 31,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 31,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1921 | 31,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 31,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 31,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 31,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 31,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 31,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 31,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 31,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 31,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 31,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 31,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1932 | 31,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 31,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 31,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 31,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 31,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 32,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 33,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1939 | 33,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 34,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 36,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1942 | 38,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 1943 | 40,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1944 | 41,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1945 | 46,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.3% |
| 1946 | 648,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1280.7% |
| 1947 | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +95.5% |
| 1948 | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +50.2% |
| 1949 | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +34.4% |
| 1950 | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +26.3% |
| 1951 | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.5% |
| 1952 | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.1% |
| 1953 | 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +79.4% |
| 1954 | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +45.4% |
| 1955 | 16.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +33.1% |
| 1956 | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -42.5% |
| 1957 | 19.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +112.2% |
| 1958 | 33.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +69.4% |
| 1959 | 34.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 35.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 36.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 37.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 37.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 38.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 39.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 40.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 41.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 43.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 40.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 40.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 43.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 40.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 34.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 28.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 29.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 27.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 29.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 35.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 24.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -30.3% |
| 1981 | 17.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -28.4% |
| 1982 | 13.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 17.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +24.4% |
| 1984 | 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 17.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 20.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +19.9% |
| 1987 | 22.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 23.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 27.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 17.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -36.3% |
| 1991 | 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -64.1% |
| 1992 | 18.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +189.8% |
| 1993 | 29.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +59.6% |
| 1994 | 31.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 29.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 30.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 32.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 29.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 31.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 29.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 29.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 35.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 38.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 39.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 36.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 35.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 32.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 32.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 39.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 39.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 39.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 40.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 38.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 39.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 36.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 36.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 39.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 4.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +1280.7% | 46,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 648,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1992 | +189.8% | 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1957 | +112.2% | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1947 | +95.5% | 648,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1953 | +79.4% | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1958 | +69.4% | 19.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 38,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 38,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 37,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 37,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 35,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 32,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 31,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 31,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 661,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 14.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 42 Mongolia 42.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 43 Italy 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 44 South Korea 39.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 46 United Arab Emirates 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 47 Uganda 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 48 New Zealand 34.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0186 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions in Kuwait?
- Methane emissions in Kuwait was 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 43.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1972.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1920.
- How does Kuwait rank for methane emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.