Kuwait vs Malta: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Kuwait
7,268 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta
5,486 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kuwait rank
9th
Malta rank
12th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7,268 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,486 tonnes per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 1,782 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Kuwait ranks 9th and Malta ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,325 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,468 tonnes per square kilometre | 143.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 1,203 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,432 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,229 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 1,602 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,548 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,946 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 5,274 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,868 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,594 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 3,950 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,462 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,511 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 5,278 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,447 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,169 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 6,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,368 tonnes per square kilometre | 765.38 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Malta?
- Kuwait, at 7,268 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,486 tonnes per square kilometre in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Malta?
- 1,782 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 9th and Malta ranks 12th 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.