Australia vs India: Carbon intensity of GDP

Australia
0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
India
0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
India rank
31st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • India
00.10.20.30.40.5199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and India ranks 31st of 191 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4395 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.3865 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0952 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.3118 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0408 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.2466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0123 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 India?
Australia, at 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Australia and India?
0.003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and India rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Australia ranks 29th and India ranks 31st 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 $.