Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.5073 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait is 0.5073, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.9949 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3616, in 1993.
That places Kuwait 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4587 | 0.3616 | 0.9949 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.448 | 0.3925 | 0.5037 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4373 | 0.4193 | 0.4685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4595 | 0.4278 | 0.5073 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Kuwait
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 4.87 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.87 million (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.88 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait was 0.5073 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9949 in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3616 in 1993.
- How does Kuwait rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.