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
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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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 $.