Kuwait vs South Africa: Carbon intensity of GDP
Kuwait
0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
South Africa rank
8th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- South Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 191 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.7027 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2441 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.6656 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2176 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4373 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5772 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1399 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4595 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5188 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0593 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Kuwait or South Africa?
- Kuwait, at 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kuwait and South Africa?
- 0.0016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th 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 $.