Kuwait vs Qatar: Carbon intensity of GDP

Kuwait
0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
Qatar rank
10th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
0.40.60.81199020072024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0821 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 10th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.5492 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0905 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.4516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Qatar
2010s 0.4373 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3783 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.059 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 0.4595 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.4086 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0509 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 Qatar?
Kuwait, at 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kuwait and Qatar?
0.0821 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar 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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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 $.