Bhutan vs El Salvador: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bhutan
0.1289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador
0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
91st
El Salvador rank
90th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • El Salvador
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0004 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 91st and El Salvador ranks 90th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1168 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0014 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 0.1197 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1393 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0196 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.1433 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1197 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0236 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 0.1385 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1201 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0183 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bhutan or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.1293 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bhutan and El Salvador?
0.0004 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and El Salvador?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and El Salvador rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 91st and El Salvador ranks 90th 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 $.