Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3308 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9084 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2612 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9406 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1859 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8866 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1277 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 0.8659 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9136 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0476 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 0.8453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8063 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.039 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.8882 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6803 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2079 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 Upper middle income?
- Kuwait, at 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 0.3308 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Upper middle income 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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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$.