Total greenhouse gas emissions in Kuwait

Kuwait emitted 173.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kuwait, 2024 173.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +3.2% 2023: 167.9 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 39th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Kuwait over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period KuwaitWorld
2024 173.3 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 167.9 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 159.6 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 152.4 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 144.1 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 148.8 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 150.4 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 146.7 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 149.0 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 143.8 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 139.4 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 140.8 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 138.8 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 135.5 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 126.7 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 124.5 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 126.2 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 121.4 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 125.3 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 121.8 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 110.1 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 105.2 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 94.6 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 91.3 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 89.6 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.2% from 167.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 139.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +24.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 39th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Kuwait
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database