Kuwait vs World: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Kuwait
1.49 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0255 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
World rank
1st
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- World
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.49 kt per square kilometre against 0.0255 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 1.46 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 58.5 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 kt per square kilometre | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | 2.05 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.76 kt per square kilometre | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | 1.74 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.9159 kt per square kilometre | 0.0214 kt per square kilometre | 0.8945 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.12 kt per square kilometre | 0.0201 kt per square kilometre | 1.1 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.52 kt per square kilometre | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | 1.5 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.56 kt per square kilometre | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | 1.53 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.46 kt per square kilometre | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | 1.43 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, Kuwait or World?
- Kuwait, at 1.49 kt per square kilometre against 0.0255 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Kuwait and World?
- 1.46 kt per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and World rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.