Kuwait vs Qatar: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Kuwait
1.49 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.52 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
Qatar rank
3rd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.52 kt per square kilometre against 1.49 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 0.03 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 185 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 2.06 kt per square kilometre 0.2225 kt per square kilometre 1.84 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 1.76 kt per square kilometre 0.784 kt per square kilometre 0.9747 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 0.9159 kt per square kilometre 0.5969 kt per square kilometre 0.319 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 1.12 kt per square kilometre 1.05 kt per square kilometre 0.0641 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 1.52 kt per square kilometre 1.75 kt per square kilometre 0.2375 kt per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 1.56 kt per square kilometre 1.58 kt per square kilometre 0.0224 kt per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 1.46 kt per square kilometre 1.48 kt per square kilometre 0.0261 kt per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1.52 kt per square kilometre against 1.49 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
0.03 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.