Kuwait vs Maldives: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Kuwait
6.57 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
7.99 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
Maldives rank
5th
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 7.99 kt per square kilometre against 6.57 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 1.42 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 2.08 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.25 kt per square kilometre | 0.033 kt per square kilometre | 1.21 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.56 kt per square kilometre | 0.2324 kt per square kilometre | 1.32 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 5.23 kt per square kilometre | 0.8483 kt per square kilometre | 4.38 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.84 kt per square kilometre | 2.18 kt per square kilometre | 1.66 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 5.32 kt per square kilometre | 4.45 kt per square kilometre | 0.8712 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 6.12 kt per square kilometre | 7.63 kt per square kilometre | 1.51 kt per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 7.99 kt per square kilometre against 6.57 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 1.42 kt per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), 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 (CO2) 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.