Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Kuwait, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 82.6 kilograms per international-$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per international-$, in 1952.
Kuwait ranks 12th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3296 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5809 kilograms per international-$ | 1.98 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4849 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6933 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8505 kilograms per international-$ | 1.44 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.41 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8492 kilograms per international-$ | 82.6 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4428 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7792 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3438 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5097 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4341 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 9 South Africa 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 11 Lesotho 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 13 Iran 0.488 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 15 Ukraine 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Kuwait?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Kuwait was 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per international-$ in 1952.
- How does Kuwait rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 12th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).