Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Kuwait, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Kuwait stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Kuwait peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1946.
Kuwait ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 35 South Africa 0.4% compare
- 36 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 37 Pakistan 0.4% compare
- 39 Switzerland 0.3% compare
- 40 Greece 0.3% compare
- 41 Nigeria 0.3% compare
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Kuwait?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Kuwait was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1946.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.