China vs Kuwait: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.0008 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0012 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
14th
Kuwait rank
13th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0012 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 13th of 119 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0012 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Kuwait?
- 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Kuwait rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 13th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — 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
IPPU — 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.