Greece vs Kuwait: Long run air pollution

Greece
349,501
in 2022
Kuwait
376,852
in 2022
Greece rank
49th
Kuwait rank
47th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Greece
  • Kuwait
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k175018862022

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 376,852 against 349,501 in Greece, a difference of 27,351.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 47th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 26 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Kuwait Difference Ahead
1750s 192.57 3.58 188.99 Greece
1760s 198.16 3.75 194.41 Greece
1770s 203.65 3.92 199.73 Greece
1780s 209.04 4.09 204.95 Greece
1790s 214.34 4.27 210.06 Greece
1800s 220.38 4.5 215.88 Greece
1810s 227.45 4.8 222.65 Greece
1820s 241.48 5.11 236.37 Greece
1830s 265.01 5.45 259.56 Greece
1840s 290.84 5.79 285.05 Greece
1850s 321.14 6.16 314.98 Greece
1860s 478.68 6.5 472.18 Greece
1870s 726.94 6.82 720.13 Greece
1880s 469.44 7.13 462.32 Greece
1890s 1,309 7.48 1,301 Greece
1900s 2,411 8.15 2,403 Greece
1910s 3,721 9.09 3,712 Greece
1920s 9,863 10.21 9,852 Greece
1930s 17,785 10.86 17,774 Greece
1940s 9,638 2,777 6,861 Greece
1950s 46,946 50,241 3,295 Kuwait
1960s 171,463 63,693 107,770 Greece
1970s 292,640 254,556 38,084 Greece
1980s 470,826 294,998 175,828 Greece
1990s 702,557 154,857 547,701 Greece
2000s 733,101 252,933 480,168 Greece
2010s 437,986 320,667 117,319 Greece
2020s 337,544 347,564 10,020 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Greece or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 376,852 against 349,501 in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Greece and Kuwait?
27,351, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Kuwait?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Greece and Kuwait rank globally for long run air pollution?
Greece ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 47th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long run air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed