Kuwait vs Qatar: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
Kuwait
0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
0.0136 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
Qatar rank
6th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0136 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0042 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0111 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.0088 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0128 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
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, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.0136 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.0042 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 6th 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.