Japan vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Japan
202,758 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
210,236 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
14th
Kuwait rank
12th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Japan
  • Kuwait
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre against 202,758 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 7,478 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 33,895 tonnes per square kilometre 7,686 tonnes per square kilometre 26,208 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1970s 53,181 tonnes per square kilometre 20,859 tonnes per square kilometre 32,322 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1980s 78,938 tonnes per square kilometre 33,883 tonnes per square kilometre 45,055 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1990s 108,801 tonnes per square kilometre 78,608 tonnes per square kilometre 30,193 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2000s 142,870 tonnes per square kilometre 114,529 tonnes per square kilometre 28,341 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2010s 176,835 tonnes per square kilometre 162,190 tonnes per square kilometre 14,645 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2020s 198,596 tonnes per square kilometre 200,568 tonnes per square kilometre 1,972 tonnes per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Japan or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre against 202,758 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Japan and Kuwait?
7,478 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Japan ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.