Kuwait vs Qatar: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Kuwait
1.3 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.68 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
6th
Qatar rank
5th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.68 kt per square kilometre against 1.3 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 0.38 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 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 | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0512 kt per square kilometre | 0.0418 kt per square kilometre | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1184 kt per square kilometre | 0.1362 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.1692 kt per square kilometre | 0.2339 kt per square kilometre | 0.0647 kt per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.4706 kt per square kilometre | 0.5663 kt per square kilometre | 0.0957 kt per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.7805 kt per square kilometre | 1.37 kt per square kilometre | 0.5868 kt per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.18 kt per square kilometre | 1.64 kt per square kilometre | 0.4528 kt per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.68 kt per square kilometre against 1.3 kt per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.38 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 (co2eq) (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) (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
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.