Afghanistan vs Greenland: Carbon intensity of GDP

Afghanistan
0.1441 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Greenland
0.1448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
82nd
Greenland rank
81st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Greenland
00.050.10.150.2199020072024

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.1448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1441 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0007 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Greenland ranks 81st of 191 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Greenland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0382 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1158 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0776 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Greenland
2010s 0.0993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.151 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0517 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Greenland
2020s 0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1421 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0071 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Afghanistan or Greenland?
Greenland, at 0.1448 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1441 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Afghanistan and Greenland?
0.0007 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Greenland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Greenland rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Greenland ranks 81st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.