Kazakhstan vs Kuwait: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Kazakhstan
0.5447 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kuwait
0.5291 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
10th
Kuwait rank
12th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0156 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6372 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4531 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1484 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 9.41 kilograms per international-$ | 8.13 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2531 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.6879 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2445 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.5493 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0779 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Kazakhstan or Kuwait?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
- 0.0156 kilograms per international-$, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Kazakhstan and Kuwait rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).