Kuwait vs Lebanon: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Kuwait
8.57 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Lebanon
9.79 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Kuwait rank
53rd
Lebanon rank
50th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 9.79 tonnes per square kilometre against 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 53rd and Lebanon ranks 50th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 8.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 12.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2965 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 10.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 11.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 8.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 8.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 9.79 tonnes per square kilometre against 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Lebanon rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd and Lebanon ranks 50th 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.