What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per between Kuwait and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per

Kuwait

0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

Kuwait rank

4th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

1st

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per over time

Kuwait
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 7.9 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 4th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 203 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Kuwait
1980s	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Kuwait
1990s	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Kuwait
2000s	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Kuwait
2010s	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Kuwait
2020s	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per, Kuwait or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Kuwait, at 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per between Kuwait and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?: Kuwait ranks 4th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) 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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Indicator: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Methane (CH4) 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.