Kuwait vs Mongolia: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
0.5073
in 2024
Mongolia
0.4659
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
Mongolia rank
9th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Mongolia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 against 0.4659 in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0414.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Mongolia ranks 9th of 191 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4587 | 0.871 | 0.4123 | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 0.448 | 0.5932 | 0.1452 | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.4373 | 0.489 | 0.0516 | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.4595 | 0.4752 | 0.0157 | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Kuwait or Mongolia?
- Kuwait, at 0.5073 against 0.4659 in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Mongolia?
- 0.0414, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mongolia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Mongolia rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Mongolia ranks 9th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.