Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

Kuwait
0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • Kuwait
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0088 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 16.6 times Upper middle income's.

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

Kuwait ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 0.008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0075 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 0.0088 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0082 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, Kuwait or Upper middle income?
Kuwait, at 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
0.0088 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Kuwait ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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

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.