Kuwait vs Qatar: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita
Kuwait
0.5073
in 2024
Qatar
0.4252
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
Qatar rank
10th
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 against 0.4252 in Qatar, a difference of 0.0821.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4587 | 0.5492 | 0.0905 | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.448 | 0.4516 | 0.0036 | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.4373 | 0.3783 | 0.059 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.4595 | 0.4086 | 0.0509 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 0.5073 against 0.4252 in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.0821, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 10th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.