Kuwait vs Low & middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.3259 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Low & middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8483 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2011 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9053 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8866 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9878 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 0.8659 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.894 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.028 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 0.8453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7951 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0502 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.8882 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.681 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2072 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, Kuwait or Low & middle income?
- Kuwait, at 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kuwait and Low & middle income?
- 0.3259 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 15th 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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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 constant 2021 US$.