Australia vs Post-demographic dividend: Carbon intensity of GDP

Australia
0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
Post-demographic dividend rank
28th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Post-demographic dividend
0.10.20.30.40.5199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.0866 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 29th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4395 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3161 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1234 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.3865 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2602 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1263 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.3118 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2051 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1067 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.2466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.159 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0877 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 Post-demographic dividend?
Australia, at 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Australia and Post-demographic dividend?
0.0866 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Post-demographic dividend?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Australia ranks 29th and Post-demographic dividend 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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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 $.