Kuwait vs Mongolia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Kuwait
0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Mongolia
0.4659 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
Mongolia rank
9th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Mongolia
0.40.60.811.2199020072024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4659 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0414 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 7th and Mongolia ranks 9th of 191 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Mongolia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.871 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.4123 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Mongolia
2000s 0.448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.5932 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1452 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Mongolia
2010s 0.4373 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.489 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Mongolia
2020s 0.4595 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.4752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0157 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Kuwait or Mongolia?
Kuwait, at 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4659 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kuwait and Mongolia?
0.0414 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mongolia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Mongolia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 7th and Mongolia ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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 $.