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
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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About this data
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.