Kuwait vs Qatar: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Kuwait
0.3721 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.38 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
6th
Qatar rank
5th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.38 kt per square kilometre against 0.3721 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 1.01 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 3.7 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 5th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0252 kt per square kilometre 0.0231 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 0.0448 kt per square kilometre 0.041 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 0.1038 kt per square kilometre 0.1346 kt per square kilometre 0.0308 kt per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 0.128 kt per square kilometre 0.226 kt per square kilometre 0.098 kt per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 0.2186 kt per square kilometre 0.486 kt per square kilometre 0.2674 kt per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 0.3187 kt per square kilometre 1.21 kt per square kilometre 0.8903 kt per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 0.3444 kt per square kilometre 1.36 kt per square kilometre 1.02 kt per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1.38 kt per square kilometre against 0.3721 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
1.01 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 ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — 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.