Japan vs Kuwait: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Japan
8.4 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Kuwait
8.57 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
54th
Kuwait rank
53rd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre against 8.4 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 54th and Kuwait ranks 53rd of 207 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 26.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 23.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 21.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 18.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4208 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre against 8.4 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Japan and Kuwait?
- 0.17 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 54th and Kuwait ranks 53rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, 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
emissions of air pollutants 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.