South Korea vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
South Korea
208,934 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
210,236 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
13th
Kuwait rank
12th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre against 208,934 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 1,302 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 192 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,862 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,686 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,824 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 11,530 tonnes per square kilometre | 20,859 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,329 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 24,954 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,883 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,929 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 52,136 tonnes per square kilometre | 78,608 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,472 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 96,938 tonnes per square kilometre | 114,529 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,592 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 155,120 tonnes per square kilometre | 162,190 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,070 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 199,785 tonnes per square kilometre | 200,568 tonnes per square kilometre | 782.5 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, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre against 208,934 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 1,302 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- South Korea ranks 13th 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.