Australia vs Tonga: Carbon intensity of GDP
Australia
0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga
0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
Tonga rank
32nd
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Australia
- Tonga
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.0068 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 Tonga ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4395 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2299 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2096 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3865 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1904 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1961 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3118 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1082 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2416 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0051 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 Tonga?
- Australia, at 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Australia and Tonga?
- 0.0068 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Tonga rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Australia ranks 29th and Tonga ranks 32nd 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 $.