Kuwait Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
173.330.697
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3,24%
increase
Global Share
0,33%
Per Capita
38,14
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Kuwait were 173.330.697 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3,24% over the previous year, representing an increase by 5.443.031 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 167.887.665 tons.
- Per capita: 38,14 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Kuwait accounts for 0,33% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 173.330.697 | 115.931.281 | 38.686.000 | 1.089.664 | 17.623.752 | 38,14 | 3,24% | 0,33% |
| 2023 | 167.887.665 | 110.159.119 | 40.168.451 | 1.046.739 | 16.513.356 | 37,44 | 5,18% | 0,32% |
| 2022 | 159.622.804 | 102.617.765 | 40.594.308 | 1.011.602 | 15.399.128 | 36,1 | 4,74% | 0,31% |
| 2021 | 152.392.559 | 99.899.472 | 37.201.770 | 998.752 | 14.292.565 | 34,94 | 5,79% | 0,30% |
| 2020 | 144.052.742 | 92.947.944 | 37.041.655 | 905.477 | 13.157.666 | 33,48 | −3,2% | 0,29% |
| 2019 | 148.815.523 | 96.828.318 | 38.972.031 | 958.733 | 12.056.442 | 35,02 | −1,02% | 0,29% |
| 2018 | 150.353.011 | 99.079.694 | 39.340.670 | 956.081 | 10.976.566 | 35,82 | 2,49% | 0,30% |
| 2017 | 146.704.505 | 97.464.557 | 38.544.923 | 939.901 | 9.755.124 | 35,47 | −1,57% | 0,30% |
| 2016 | 149.039.780 | 98.400.023 | 40.933.135 | 953.695 | 8.752.927 | 36,78 | 3,63% | 0,31% |
| 2015 | 143.824.330 | 95.589.086 | 39.583.884 | 914.423 | 7.736.937 | 36,54 | 3,14% | 0,30% |
| 2014 | 139.441.826 | 92.332.528 | 39.164.217 | 901.053 | 7.044.028 | 36,87 | −0,94% | 0,29% |
| 2013 | 140.765.004 | 93.874.425 | 39.492.520 | 903.502 | 6.494.557 | 39,12 | 1,42% | 0,29% |
| 2012 | 138.791.330 | 91.963.354 | 39.661.851 | 852.585 | 6.313.540 | 40,87 | 2,44% | 0,29% |
| 2011 | 135.487.986 | 91.874.631 | 36.586.103 | 846.717 | 6.180.534 | 42,46 | 6,93% | 0,29% |
| 2010 | 126.711.964 | 86.819.621 | 32.940.466 | 832.396 | 6.119.481 | 42,26 | 1,74% | 0,28% |
| 2009 | 124.539.083 | 85.321.404 | 32.260.330 | 828.089 | 6.129.260 | 44,18 | −1,35% | 0,29% |
| 2008 | 126.248.720 | 83.612.972 | 35.888.621 | 822.875 | 5.924.252 | 47,6 | 3,96% | 0,29% |
| 2007 | 121.437.010 | 78.224.592 | 36.723.906 | 758.274 | 5.730.238 | 48,51 | −3,09% | 0,28% |
| 2006 | 125.310.172 | 79.933.264 | 38.972.920 | 769.143 | 5.634.845 | 52,71 | 2,88% | 0,30% |
| 2005 | 121.801.403 | 77.233.719 | 38.481.654 | 719.553 | 5.366.478 | 53,5 | 10,67% | 0,30% |
| 2004 | 110.054.224 | 68.981.574 | 35.836.284 | 675.426 | 4.560.940 | 49,84 | 4,62% | 0,28% |
| 2003 | 105.193.409 | 64.918.763 | 35.718.473 | 670.189 | 3.885.984 | 48,5 | 11,18% | 0,28% |
| 2002 | 94.617.742 | 61.582.014 | 29.166.296 | 650.723 | 3.218.709 | 44,13 | 3,66% | 0,26% |
| 2001 | 91.272.908 | 58.874.899 | 29.147.432 | 612.767 | 2.637.809 | 43,27 | 1,87% | 0,25% |
| 2000 | 89.595.911 | 56.021.227 | 30.944.495 | 599.528 | 2.030.661 | 43,69 | 12,92% | 0,25% |
| 1999 | 79.342.787 | 49.889.933 | 27.486.092 | 652.664 | 1.314.098 | 40,54 | 2,78% | 0,23% |
| 1998 | 77.194.302 | 46.327.612 | 29.233.259 | 596.694 | 1.036.736 | 42,04 | 1,65% | 0,22% |
| 1997 | 75.941.074 | 41.749.314 | 32.737.708 | 536.185 | 917.867 | 44,27 | 6,55% | 0,22% |
| 1996 | 71.270.807 | 39.647.280 | 30.301.788 | 487.183 | 834.557 | 43,68 | 0,68% | 0,21% |
| 1995 | 70.790.823 | 40.313.123 | 29.295.617 | 452.371 | 729.713 | 43,95 | −2,96% | 0,21% |
| 1994 | 72.946.544 | 40.734.021 | 31.145.582 | 425.368 | 641.573 | 43,84 | 13,43% | 0,22% |
| 1993 | 64.309.192 | 34.277.397 | 29.108.718 | 371.950 | 551.127 | 36,19 | 39,95% | 0,20% |
| 1992 | 45.950.936 | 26.963.190 | 18.139.935 | 348.614 | 499.197 | 23,97 | 0,19% | 0,14% |
| 1991 | 45.863.084 | 38.497.748 | 6.672.224 | 288.378 | 404.735 | 22,53 | −9,28% | 0,14% |
| 1990 | 50.554.854 | 32.407.864 | 17.483.805 | 370.219 | 292.967 | 24,08 | −46,71% | 0,16% |
| 1989 | 94.876.040 | 66.270.484 | 27.577.584 | 684.803 | 343.169 | 45,25 | 16,76% | 0,30% |
| 1988 | 81.259.987 | 56.730.818 | 23.546.172 | 613.610 | 369.388 | 39,86 | 14,81% | 0,26% |
| 1987 | 70.778.549 | 47.208.269 | 22.581.780 | 551.627 | 436.874 | 36,43 | 7,94% | 0,23% |
| 1986 | 65.574.946 | 43.942.450 | 20.629.660 | 523.029 | 479.807 | 35,71 | 11,05% | 0,22% |
| 1985 | 59.048.855 | 40.837.507 | 17.185.091 | 516.129 | 510.129 | 33,96 | 4,75% | 0,20% |
| 1984 | 56.368.888 | 36.929.098 | 18.552.357 | 440.050 | 447.383 | 34,04 | 4,27% | 0,20% |
| 1983 | 54.058.324 | 36.255.084 | 16.969.044 | 463.201 | 370.995 | 34,2 | 12,42% | 0,19% |
| 1982 | 48.088.153 | 33.645.562 | 13.624.863 | 444.426 | 373.303 | 31,82 | −3,6% | 0,17% |
| 1981 | 49.884.468 | 31.549.999 | 17.576.331 | 384.152 | 373.986 | 34,57 | −14,95% | 0,18% |
| 1980 | 58.653.824 | 33.281.513 | 24.621.848 | 354.773 | 395.691 | 42,74 | −18,03% | 0,21% |
| 1979 | 71.557.021 | 35.505.649 | 35.411.791 | 309.406 | 330.175 | 55,06 | 16,35% | 0,25% |
| 1978 | 61.501.072 | 31.021.651 | 29.940.049 | 274.527 | 264.845 | 50,1 | 12,19% | 0,22% |
| 1977 | 54.819.196 | 27.011.932 | 27.346.414 | 232.900 | 227.950 | 47,38 | −4,34% | 0,20% |
| 1976 | 57.306.305 | 27.401.657 | 29.488.308 | 221.760 | 194.580 | 52,61 | 2,55% | 0,22% |
| 1975 | 55.879.645 | 26.774.855 | 28.718.205 | 215.505 | 171.080 | 54,52 | −15,41% | 0,22% |
| 1974 | 66.058.912 | 31.159.952 | 34.502.324 | 225.555 | 171.080 | 68,47 | −16,33% | 0,26% |
| 1973 | 78.949.168 | 38.084.240 | 40.441.799 | 252.050 | 171.080 | 86,9 | −8,9% | 0,31% |
| 1972 | 86.661.135 | 42.453.035 | 43.766.989 | 270.032 | 171.080 | 101,41 | 4,12% | 0,36% |
| 1971 | 83.235.323 | 42.200.671 | 40.604.642 | 258.929 | 171.080 | 103,9 | 3,2% | 0,36% |
| 1970 | 80.652.104 | 39.838.556 | 40.397.374 | 245.094 | 171.080 | 108 | – | 0,35% |
See also
- Kuwait CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Kuwait
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).