Iran vs Kuwait: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Iran
0.488 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kuwait
0.5291 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Iran rank
13th
Kuwait rank
12th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Iran
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ against 0.488 kilograms per international-$ in Iran, a difference of 0.0411 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2563 kilograms per international-$ | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1203 kilograms per international-$ | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.4897 kilograms per international-$ | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7046 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.4724 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.5199 kilograms per international-$ | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6706 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.5933 kilograms per international-$ | 9.41 kilograms per international-$ | 8.81 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.5241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0569 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.462 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0186 kilograms per international-$ | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.5048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0334 kilograms per international-$ | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Iran or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ against 0.488 kilograms per international-$ in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Iran and Kuwait?
- 0.0411 kilograms per international-$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kuwait?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Kuwait rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Iran ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).