South Korea vs Kuwait: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
South Korea
0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
9th
Kuwait rank
7th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
South Korea ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0074 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0088 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.0025 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- South Korea ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.