Methane emissions in Kuwait

Kuwait emitted 38.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kuwait, 2024 38.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −3.7% 2023: 40.2 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 45th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period KuwaitWorld
2024 38.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 40.2 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 40.6 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 37.2 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 37.0 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 39.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 39.3 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 38.5 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 40.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 39.6 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 39.2 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 39.5 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 39.7 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 36.6 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 32.9 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 32.3 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 35.9 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 36.7 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 39.0 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 38.5 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 35.8 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 35.7 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 29.2 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 29.1 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 30.9 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.7% from 40.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 39.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −1.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 45th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 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.CH4.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