CO2 emissions from oil — all countries

CO2 emissions from oil — Kuwait

CO2 emissions from oil in Kuwait in 2024 — 72.46 Mt. Ranked 187 in the world out of 213. Since 1946, the indicator has risen by 2,851.4%.

2024 72.46 Mt +6.42% vs 2023
World rank 187of 213
Period maximum 464.53 Mt1991
Period minimum 0 Mt1952

Trend over time

1946–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from oil — Kuwait, 1946–20240200400600194619541962197019781986199420022010201820241946: 2.46 Mt1948: 0.34 Mt1950: 0.39 Mt1952: 0 Mt1954: 1.4 Mt1956: 1.04 Mt1958: 3.69 Mt1960: 5.99 Mt1962: 11.74 Mt1964: 4.34 Mt1966: 11.32 Mt1968: 0 Mt1970: 0.28 Mt1972: 1.03 Mt1974: 1.75 Mt1976: 4.39 Mt1978: 5.28 Mt1980: 6.5 Mt1982: 10.39 Mt1984: 15.73 Mt1986: 19.99 Mt1988: 16.42 Mt1990: 22.12 Mt1992: 21.02 Mt1994: 39.28 Mt1996: 30.3 Mt1998: 32.09 Mt2000: 31.28 Mt2002: 38.8 Mt2004: 38.93 Mt2006: 45.88 Mt2008: 54.36 Mt2010: 58.74 Mt2012: 62.83 Mt2014: 36.13 Mt2016: 58.29 Mt2018: 55.93 Mt2020: 35.49 Mt2022: 65.64 Mt2024: 72.46 Mt
Change over the period: +70 (+2,851.45%) Average annual rate: 4.44 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 72.46 Mt
World computed 11,276.42 Mt
Middle East & North Africa computed 1,344.25 Mt
Western Asia computed 1,018.48 Mt
High-income countries computed 5,792.35 Mt
CO2 emissions from oil — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 72.46 +4.37 +6.42%
2023 68.09 +2.45 +3.73%
2022 65.64 +34.83 +113.07%
2021 30.81 −4.68 −13.2%
2020 35.49 −19.37 −35.31%
2019 54.86 −1.07 −1.91%
2018 55.93 +1.24 +2.27%
2017 54.69 −3.6 −6.18%
2016 58.29 +7.81 +15.47%
2015 50.48 +14.35 +39.73%
2014 36.13 −8.12 −18.35%
2013 44.25 −18.58 −29.57%
2012 62.83 +11.59 +22.61%
2011 51.24 −7.5 −12.77%
2010 58.74 −3.01 −4.87%
2009 61.75 +7.39 +13.59%
2008 54.36 +6.3 +13.12%
2007 48.06 +2.18 +4.75%
2006 45.88 +0.99 +2.21%
2005 44.89 +5.96 +15.32%
2004 38.93 +1.63 +4.37%
2003 37.3 −1.5 −3.87%
2002 38.8 +2.52 +6.95%
2001 36.28 +5 +15.99%
2000 31.28 −4.65 −12.95%
1999 35.93 +3.84 +11.95%
1998 32.09 −3.01 −8.58%
1997 35.11 +4.8 +15.85%
1996 30.3 −4.73 −13.51%
1995 35.04 −4.24 −10.8%
1994 39.28 +5.92 +17.75%
1993 33.36 +12.34 +58.69%
1992 21.02 −443.51 −95.47%
1991 464.53 +442.41 +2,000.33%
1990 22.12 +6.28 +39.66%
1989 15.84 −0.59 −3.57%
1988 16.42 +1.28 +8.42%
1987 15.15 −4.84 −24.22%
1986 19.99 +3.76 +23.15%
1985 16.23 +0.5 +3.16%
1984 15.73 +5.87 +59.45%
1983 9.87 −0.52 −5%
1982 10.39 −0.63 −5.7%
1981 11.01 +4.51 +69.45%
1980 6.5 +2.16 +49.87%
1979 4.34 −0.94 −17.86%
1978 5.28 +1.06 +25%
1977 4.22 −0.16 −3.72%
1976 4.39 +2.34 +114.21%
1975 2.05 +0.3 +16.89%
1974 1.75 +0.1 +5.99%
1973 1.65 +0.63 +61.11%
1972 1.03 +0.68 +198.26%
1971 0.34 +0.07 +23.74%
1970 0.28 −1.29 −82.24%
1969 1.57 +1.57 —
1968 0 −2.03 −100%
1967 2.03 −9.29 −82.1%
1966 11.32 −1.84 −14%
1965 13.16 +8.82 +203.16%
1964 4.34 −9.75 −69.2%
1963 14.1 +2.36 +20.11%
1962 11.74 +3.65 +45.06%
1961 8.09 +2.1 +35.04%
1960 5.99 +2.19 +57.66%
1959 3.8 +0.11 +2.98%
1958 3.69 +1.49 +67.88%
1957 2.2 +1.16 +111.14%
1956 1.04 −0.81 −43.64%
1955 1.85 +0.44 +31.65%
1954 1.4 +1.4 —
1953 0 +0 —
1952 0 −0.12 −100%
1951 0.12 −0.27 −69.61%
1950 0.39 −0.68 −63.78%
1949 1.06 +0.73 +215.43%
1948 0.34 −6.41 −95.01%
1947 6.75 +4.29 +174.91%
1946 2.46 — —

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning oil and petroleum products. Most of it comes from transport, and that makes this the most inert of the three fuel series: a power plant can be replaced within years, while a vehicle fleet turns over in a decade and a half. This is exactly why the shift to electric cars shows up in emissions with a long lag behind the share of electric cars in sales.

Important: Includes petrochemical feedstock burned as fuel, but not plastic: carbon that stays in products does not enter emissions until the products themselves are burned.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.