Kuwait vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Kuwait
-82.87 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
-32.46 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
185th
Yemen rank
184th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -32.46 tonnes per square kilometre against -82.87 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 50.41 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 185th and Yemen ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -113.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -114.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -117.49 tonnes per square kilometre | -116.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 1980s | -111.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -113.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -103.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -71.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2000s | -97.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -39.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 57.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2010s | -88.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 58.36 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2020s | -83.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 51.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -32.46 tonnes per square kilometre against -82.87 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Yemen?
- 50.41 tonnes per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 185th and Yemen ranks 184th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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.