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
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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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).