East Asia & Pacific vs Kuwait: Carbon intensity of GDP
East Asia & Pacific
0.3104 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait
0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
4th
Kuwait rank
7th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3104 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.1969 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4381 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0206 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4263 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.3911 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4373 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0462 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3251 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4595 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, East Asia & Pacific or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3104 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between East Asia & Pacific and Kuwait?
- 0.1969 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Kuwait rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.