Iraq vs Kuwait: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Iraq
0.3102 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
1.49 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
7th
Kuwait rank
4th
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.49 kt per square kilometre against 0.3102 kt per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 1.18 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 | 0.1079 kt per square kilometre | 2.06 kt per square kilometre | 1.96 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.1924 kt per square kilometre | 1.76 kt per square kilometre | 1.57 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1624 kt per square kilometre | 0.9159 kt per square kilometre | 0.7535 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0804 kt per square kilometre | 1.12 kt per square kilometre | 1.04 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1354 kt per square kilometre | 1.52 kt per square kilometre | 1.38 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2587 kt per square kilometre | 1.56 kt per square kilometre | 1.3 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3049 kt per square kilometre | 1.46 kt per square kilometre | 1.15 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.49 kt per square kilometre against 0.3102 kt per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 1.18 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.