Kuwait vs Malta: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Kuwait
7,269 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta
5,267 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kuwait rank
5th
Malta rank
8th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7,269 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,267 tonnes per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 2,002 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Malta ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,323 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,093 tonnes per square kilometre | 230.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1,203 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 982.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 1,603 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,350 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,748 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 5,274 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,638 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,365 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 3,951 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,330 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,379 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 5,279 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,354 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,075 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 6,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,171 tonnes per square kilometre | 963.33 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, Kuwait or Malta?
- Kuwait, at 7,269 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,267 tonnes per square kilometre in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Malta?
- 2,002 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Malta ranks 8th 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.