South Korea vs Kuwait: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
South Korea
5,943 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kuwait
7,269 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Korea rank
7th
Kuwait rank
5th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7,269 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,943 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 1,326 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
South Korea ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 317.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,323 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,006 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 876.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,203 tonnes per square kilometre | 326.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1,748 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,603 tonnes per square kilometre | 145.66 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3,657 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,274 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,617 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5,067 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,951 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,116 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6,488 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,279 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,209 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6,086 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.06 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 7,269 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,943 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 1,326 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.