Hong Kong vs Kuwait: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Hong Kong
0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
5th
Kuwait rank
7th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Hong Kong
- Kuwait
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0263 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 5.3 times Kuwait's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 5th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0101 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 0.0254 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0368 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.0408 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0368 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0426 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0373 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0321 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0057 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0264 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Hong Kong or Kuwait?
- Hong Kong, at 0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Hong Kong and Kuwait?
- 0.0263 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Kuwait rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Hong Kong ranks 5th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), 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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.