South Korea vs Kuwait: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
South Korea
5,980 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kuwait
7,268 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Korea rank
11th
Kuwait rank
9th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7,268 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,980 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 1,288 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 11th and Kuwait ranks 9th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 281.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,325 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,043 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 878.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,203 tonnes per square kilometre | 324.72 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1,752 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,602 tonnes per square kilometre | 150.03 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3,680 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,274 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,593 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5,104 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,950 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,154 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6,521 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,278 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,243 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.452 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 7,268 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,980 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 1,288 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 11th and Kuwait ranks 9th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.