Kuwait vs Qatar: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Kuwait
6.57 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
10.71 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
Qatar rank
4th
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 10.71 kt per square kilometre against 6.57 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 4.14 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 kt per square kilometre | 0.2173 kt per square kilometre | 1.86 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.25 kt per square kilometre | 0.9233 kt per square kilometre | 0.323 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.56 kt per square kilometre | 1.08 kt per square kilometre | 0.4809 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 5.23 kt per square kilometre | 2.45 kt per square kilometre | 2.78 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.84 kt per square kilometre | 4.43 kt per square kilometre | 0.596 kt per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 5.32 kt per square kilometre | 7.65 kt per square kilometre | 2.33 kt per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6.12 kt per square kilometre | 9.7 kt per square kilometre | 3.59 kt per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 10.71 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 Qatar?
- 4.14 kt 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 energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th 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.