South Korea vs Kuwait: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
South Korea
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Kuwait rank
7th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
South Korea ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0057 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Korea ranks 8th 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.