Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 41st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.9% |
| 1993 | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 1999 | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.5% |
| 2010 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 38 China 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Myanmar 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Georgia 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Pakistan 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 New Caledonia 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Mozambique 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.