Africa Eastern and Southern vs Kuwait: Carbon intensity of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.5816 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait
0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
19th
Kuwait rank
18th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Kuwait
0.511.52197019972024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5816 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3869 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.9609 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1656 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kuwait
1990s 0.9554 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8866 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0687 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 0.8665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8659 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.7094 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1359 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 0.6062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8882 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.282 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5816 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Kuwait?
0.399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Kuwait?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Kuwait rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 47 groups.
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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.