Kuwait vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Kuwait
210,236 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
214,540 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
18th
Qatar rank
17th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 214,540 tonnes per square kilometre against 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 4,304 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,717 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,075 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,642 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 20,894 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,107 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,787 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 33,912 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,402 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,510 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 78,629 tonnes per square kilometre | 36,647 tonnes per square kilometre | 41,981 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 114,544 tonnes per square kilometre | 72,982 tonnes per square kilometre | 41,562 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 162,195 tonnes per square kilometre | 137,943 tonnes per square kilometre | 24,252 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 200,569 tonnes per square kilometre | 199,697 tonnes per square kilometre | 872 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 214,540 tonnes per square kilometre against 210,236 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 4,304 tonnes per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 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.