Australia vs Canada: Carbon intensity of GDP
Australia
0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Canada
0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
Canada rank
28th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0097 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Canada ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4395 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3906 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0489 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3865 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3426 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0439 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3118 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2953 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0165 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2528 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0061 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0097 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Australia ranks 29th and Canada ranks 28th 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 $.