Iraq vs Kuwait: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Iraq
0.0111 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0533 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
7th
Kuwait rank
4th
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0533 kt per square kilometre against 0.0111 kt per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0422 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 4.8 times Iraq's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0737 kt per square kilometre | 0.0698 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0628 kt per square kilometre | 0.0559 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0327 kt per square kilometre | 0.0269 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0399 kt per square kilometre | 0.037 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0542 kt per square kilometre | 0.0493 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | 0.0555 kt per square kilometre | 0.0463 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | 0.052 kt per square kilometre | 0.0411 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0533 kt per square kilometre against 0.0111 kt per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.0422 kt per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CH4), 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
Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.