Kuwait vs Middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Kuwait
0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Middle income
0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
Middle income rank
10th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.2351 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3805 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0782 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3561 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0918 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4373 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3265 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1108 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.4595 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2835 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.176 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, Kuwait or Middle income?
- Kuwait, at 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kuwait and Middle income?
- 0.2351 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 10th of 191 countries.
- 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 $.