Kuwait vs Zimbabwe: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Kuwait
0.5291 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.4722 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kuwait rank
12th
Zimbabwe rank
14th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0569 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kuwait ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 1.12 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9813 kilograms per international-$ | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.432 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.6165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0695 kilograms per international-$ | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.653 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5374 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 9.41 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6448 kilograms per international-$ | 8.76 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0637 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0223 kilograms per international-$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0563 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Kuwait, at 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0569 kilograms per international-$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Zimbabwe rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).