Kuwait vs Viet Nam: Carbon intensity of GDP

Kuwait
0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
15th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Viet Nam
0.511.52197019972024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 1.25 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.685 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kuwait
1990s 0.8866 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5041 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3825 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 0.8659 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1379 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kuwait
2010s 0.8453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0209 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.8882 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Kuwait or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.06 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 Viet Nam?
0.0794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Viet Nam?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Viet Nam rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 18th and Viet Nam 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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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$.