Kuwait vs Suriname: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.0241 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Suriname
0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
35th
Suriname rank
32nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0241 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Suriname ahead.
Kuwait ranks 35th and Suriname ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.063 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0409 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0476 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0476 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0275 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0488 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.0611 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0987 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0376 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.0324 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0499 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.0212 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.0242 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0353 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0241 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Suriname?
- 0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Suriname rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and Suriname ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.