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
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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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.