Australia vs High income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Australia
0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
High income
0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
High income rank
26th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Australia
- High income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.0668 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and High income ranks 26th of 191 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4395 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3332 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3865 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2726 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1139 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3118 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2199 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0919 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1776 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.069 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Australia or High income?
- Australia, at 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Australia and High income?
- 0.0668 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and High income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and High income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Australia ranks 29th and High income ranks 26th 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 $.