Kuwait vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Kuwait
210,236 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
214,540 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
18th
Qatar rank
17th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 214,540 tonnes per square kilometre against 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 4,304 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,717 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,075 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,642 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 20,894 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,107 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,787 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 33,912 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,402 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,510 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 78,629 tonnes per square kilometre | 36,647 tonnes per square kilometre | 41,981 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 114,544 tonnes per square kilometre | 72,982 tonnes per square kilometre | 41,562 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 162,195 tonnes per square kilometre | 137,943 tonnes per square kilometre | 24,252 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 200,569 tonnes per square kilometre | 199,697 tonnes per square kilometre | 872 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 214,540 tonnes per square kilometre against 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 4,304 tonnes per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 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.