Kuwait vs South Africa: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Kuwait
0.5291 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
South Africa
0.5926 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kuwait rank
12th
South Africa rank
9th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0635 kilograms per international-$.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Kuwait ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 9th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0903 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.6165 kilograms per international-$ | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4593 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 1.38 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1893 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 1990s | 9.41 kilograms per international-$ | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | 8.15 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.927 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3461 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6791 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2357 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1474 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Kuwait or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.5926 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 Kuwait and South Africa?
- 0.0635 kilograms per international-$, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 9th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).