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Carbon intensity of the economy — Kuwait

Carbon intensity of the economy in Kuwait in 2022 — 0.529 kg/$. Ranked 153 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 812.1%.

2022 0.529 kg/$ +21.89% vs 2021
World rank 153of 164
Period maximum 82.599 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0 kg/$1952

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Kuwait, 1950–2022025507510019501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.058 kg/$1952: 0 kg/$1954: 0.15 kg/$1956: 0.101 kg/$1958: 0.33 kg/$1960: 0.581 kg/$1962: 0.946 kg/$1964: 1.449 kg/$1966: 1.751 kg/$1968: 1.031 kg/$1970: 0.684 kg/$1972: 0.679 kg/$1974: 0.582 kg/$1976: 0.595 kg/$1978: 0.656 kg/$1980: 0.85 kg/$1982: 1.019 kg/$1984: 1.203 kg/$1986: 1.442 kg/$1988: 1.353 kg/$1990: 1.812 kg/$1992: 1.624 kg/$1994: 1.474 kg/$1996: 0.999 kg/$1998: 0.849 kg/$2000: 0.774 kg/$2002: 0.719 kg/$2004: 0.533 kg/$2006: 0.478 kg/$2008: 0.46 kg/$2010: 0.51 kg/$2012: 0.472 kg/$2014: 0.344 kg/$2016: 0.461 kg/$2018: 0.465 kg/$2020: 0.451 kg/$2022: 0.529 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.471 (+812.07%) Average annual rate: 3.12 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 0.529 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Western Asia computed 0.284 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.529 +0.095 +21.89%
2021 0.434 −0.017 −3.77%
2020 0.451 −0.026 −5.45%
2019 0.477 +0.012 +2.58%
2018 0.465 +0 +0%
2017 0.465 +0.004 +0.87%
2016 0.461 +0.036 +8.47%
2015 0.425 +0.081 +23.55%
2014 0.344 −0.039 −10.18%
2013 0.383 −0.089 −18.86%
2012 0.472 +0.039 +9.01%
2011 0.433 −0.077 −15.1%
2010 0.51 +0.003 +0.59%
2009 0.507 +0.047 +10.22%
2008 0.46 +0.017 +3.84%
2007 0.443 −0.035 −7.32%
2006 0.478 −0.045 −8.6%
2005 0.523 −0.01 −1.88%
2004 0.533 −0.062 −10.42%
2003 0.595 −0.124 −17.25%
2002 0.719 −0.06 −7.7%
2001 0.779 +0.005 +0.65%
2000 0.774 −0.084 −9.79%
1999 0.858 +0.009 +1.06%
1998 0.849 −0.146 −14.67%
1997 0.995 −0.004 −0.4%
1996 0.999 −0.222 −18.18%
1995 1.221 −0.253 −17.16%
1994 1.474 −0.173 −10.5%
1993 1.647 +0.023 +1.42%
1992 1.624 −80.975 −98.03%
1991 82.599 +80.787 +4,458.44%
1990 1.812 +0.44 +32.07%
1989 1.372 +0.019 +1.4%
1988 1.353 +0.015 +1.12%
1987 1.338 −0.104 −7.21%
1986 1.442 +0.151 +11.7%
1985 1.291 +0.088 +7.32%
1984 1.203 +0.239 +24.79%
1983 0.964 −0.055 −5.4%
1982 1.019 −0.053 −4.94%
1981 1.072 +0.222 +26.12%
1980 0.85 +0.365 +75.26%
1979 0.485 −0.171 −26.07%
1978 0.656 +0.079 +13.69%
1977 0.577 −0.018 −3.03%
1976 0.595 +0.018 +3.12%
1975 0.577 −0.005 −0.86%
1974 0.582 −0.055 −8.63%
1973 0.637 −0.042 −6.19%
1972 0.679 −0.014 −2.02%
1971 0.693 +0.009 +1.32%
1970 0.684 −0.478 −41.14%
1969 1.162 +0.131 +12.71%
1968 1.031 −0.207 −16.72%
1967 1.238 −0.513 −29.3%
1966 1.751 −0.231 −11.65%
1965 1.982 +0.533 +36.78%
1964 1.449 +0.38 +35.55%
1963 1.069 +0.123 +13%
1962 0.946 +0.209 +28.36%
1961 0.737 +0.156 +26.85%
1960 0.581 +0.273 +88.64%
1959 0.308 −0.022 −6.67%
1958 0.33 +0.124 +60.19%
1957 0.206 +0.105 +103.96%
1956 0.101 −0.091 −47.4%
1955 0.192 +0.042 +28%
1954 0.15 +0.15 —
1953 0 +0 —
1952 0 −0.016 −100%
1951 0.016 −0.042 −72.41%
1950 0.058 — —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 0.17 YE Yemen 0.171 IL Israel 0.185 TR Türkiye 0.186 AM Armenia 0.194 PS Palestine 0.195 CY Cyprus 0.206 JO Jordan 0.226 AZ Azerbaijan 0.235 AE United Arab Emirates 0.266 QA Qatar 0.287 LB Lebanon 0.315 SA Saudi Arabia 0.366 IQ Iraq 0.412 OM Oman 0.44 KW Kuwait 0.529 SY Syria 0.6 BH Bahrain 0.644
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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