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 3.2% 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 6.56 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).