Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Kuwait
0.3721 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.2591 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.3721 kt per square kilometre against 0.2591 kt per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.113 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 186 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0252 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0252 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 0.0448 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0427 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 0.1038 kt per square kilometre 0.0248 kt per square kilometre 0.079 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 0.128 kt per square kilometre 0.0547 kt per square kilometre 0.0733 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 0.2186 kt per square kilometre 0.1344 kt per square kilometre 0.0843 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 0.3187 kt per square kilometre 0.2346 kt per square kilometre 0.0842 kt per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 0.3444 kt per square kilometre 0.2496 kt per square kilometre 0.0948 kt per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
Kuwait, at 0.3721 kt per square kilometre against 0.2591 kt per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
0.113 kt per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th 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.