Kuwait vs Zimbabwe: Consumption-based carbon intensity
Kuwait
0.5288 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.5255 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kuwait rank
8th
Zimbabwe rank
9th
Consumption-based carbon intensity over time
- Kuwait
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5288 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5255 kilograms per international-$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0033 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.36 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4832 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8766 kilograms per international-$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4691 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5579 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.4426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5027 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.4976 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0078 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 Zimbabwe?
- Kuwait, at 0.5288 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5255 kilograms per international-$ in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in consumption-based carbon intensity between Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0033 kilograms per international-$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Zimbabwe rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Kuwait ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).