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
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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About this data
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 $.