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
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.