Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Kuwait
0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
5th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2019 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.7 times Upper 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 Upper middle income ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4258 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0329 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.403 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.045 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4373 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3699 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0674 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.4595 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.319 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1405 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 Upper middle income?
- Kuwait, at 0.5073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 0.2019 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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 $.