Kuwait vs Qatar: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Kuwait
7,268 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Qatar
10,950 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kuwait rank
9th
Qatar rank
6th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 10,950 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,268 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 3,682 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 6th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,325 tonnes per square kilometre | 442.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 882.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1,203 tonnes per square kilometre | 917.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 285.53 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1,602 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,079 tonnes per square kilometre | 522.96 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 5,274 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,600 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,673 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,950 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,476 tonnes per square kilometre | 525.95 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 5,278 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,034 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,756 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,759 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,626 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 10,950 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,268 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 3,682 tonnes per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 6th 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.