Kuwait vs Ukraine: Consumption-based carbon intensity
Kuwait
0.5288 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ukraine
0.5438 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kuwait rank
8th
Ukraine rank
7th
Consumption-based carbon intensity over time
- Kuwait
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.5438 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5288 kilograms per international-$ in Kuwait, a difference of 0.015 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 8th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.36 kilograms per international-$ | 1.05 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3116 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4691 kilograms per international-$ | 0.669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1999 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.4426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4955 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0529 kilograms per international-$ | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.4976 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4851 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0125 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based carbon intensity, Kuwait or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.5438 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5288 kilograms per international-$ in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in consumption-based carbon intensity between Kuwait and Ukraine?
- 0.015 kilograms per international-$, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Ukraine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Ukraine rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Kuwait ranks 8th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).