Kuwait vs Singapore: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Kuwait
2,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Singapore
8,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
Singapore rank
2nd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 2,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 5,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 3.6 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 891.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 667.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 526.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 2,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 2,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 5,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, 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
Methane emissions 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.