Kuwait vs Ukraine: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Kuwait
0.5291 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ukraine
0.4627 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kuwait rank
12th
Ukraine rank
15th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0664 kilograms per international-$.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Ukraine ahead.

Kuwait ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 15th of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Ukraine Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6372 kilograms per international-$ 1.4 kilograms per international-$ 0.7618 kilograms per international-$ Ukraine
1980s 1.19 kilograms per international-$ 1.48 kilograms per international-$ 0.2942 kilograms per international-$ Ukraine
1990s 9.41 kilograms per international-$ 1.42 kilograms per international-$ 7.99 kilograms per international-$ Kuwait
2000s 0.581 kilograms per international-$ 0.8468 kilograms per international-$ 0.2659 kilograms per international-$ Ukraine
2010s 0.4434 kilograms per international-$ 0.589 kilograms per international-$ 0.1456 kilograms per international-$ Ukraine
2020s 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ 0.4735 kilograms per international-$ 0.0022 kilograms per international-$ Ukraine

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 Ukraine?
Kuwait, at 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ in Ukraine as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Kuwait and Ukraine?
0.0664 kilograms per international-$, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Ukraine?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Ukraine rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 15th 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-$).