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.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4941 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9949 | +101.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3812 | -61.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3616 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3963 | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3741 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3657 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3758 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4022 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.441 | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.473 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4961 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5037 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4526 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4362 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4416 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4251 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3925 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4094 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4495 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4685 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4523 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4246 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4285 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4193 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4316 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4316 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4487 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4439 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4242 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4278 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4523 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4352 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4749 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5073 | +6.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.5073 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 4.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.5073 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2568, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +101.4% | 0.4941 | 0.9949 |
| 1992 | -61.7% | 0.9949 | 0.3812 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0186 kt (2050)
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.