Kuwait vs Kyrgyzstan: Carbon intensity of GDP

Kuwait
0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
18th
Kyrgyzstan rank
17th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

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

Across all 39 years both countries report, Kyrgyzstan has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 18th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 17th of 199 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1980s 1.33 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 4.34 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 3.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kyrgyzstan
1990s 0.8866 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.65 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.77 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kyrgyzstan
2000s 0.8659 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.34 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4781 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kyrgyzstan
2010s 0.8453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.47 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6276 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kyrgyzstan
2020s 0.8882 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Kuwait or Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan, at 1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
0.0694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 18th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 17th of 199 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 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$.