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

Kuwait
210,236 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
250,640 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
12th
Nauru rank
10th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 250,640 tonnes per square kilometre against 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 40,404 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 12th and Nauru ranks 10th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Nauru Difference Ahead
1960s 9,914 tonnes per square kilometre 6,473 tonnes per square kilometre 3,441 tonnes per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 20,859 tonnes per square kilometre 37,098 tonnes per square kilometre 16,239 tonnes per square kilometre Nauru
1980s 33,883 tonnes per square kilometre 96,803 tonnes per square kilometre 62,920 tonnes per square kilometre Nauru
1990s 78,608 tonnes per square kilometre 161,528 tonnes per square kilometre 82,920 tonnes per square kilometre Nauru
2000s 114,529 tonnes per square kilometre 203,590 tonnes per square kilometre 89,061 tonnes per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 162,190 tonnes per square kilometre 227,571 tonnes per square kilometre 65,381 tonnes per square kilometre Nauru
2020s 200,568 tonnes per square kilometre 246,276 tonnes per square kilometre 45,709 tonnes per square kilometre Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Kuwait or Nauru?
Nauru, at 250,640 tonnes per square kilometre against 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Kuwait and Nauru?
40,404 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nauru?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Nauru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Kuwait ranks 12th and Nauru ranks 10th 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.