Kuwait vs South Africa: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
0.5073
in 2024
South Africa
0.5057
in 2024
Kuwait rank
7th
South Africa rank
8th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- South Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5073 against 0.5057 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0016.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 191 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4587 | 0.7027 | 0.2441 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.448 | 0.6656 | 0.2176 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4373 | 0.5772 | 0.1399 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4595 | 0.5188 | 0.0593 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Kuwait or South Africa?
- Kuwait, at 0.5073 against 0.5057 in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and South Africa?
- 0.0016, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th 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.