Botswana vs Maldives: Carbon intensity of GDP

Botswana
0.1512 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives
0.1548 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
68th
Maldives rank
67th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Maldives
0.050.10.150.20.250.3199020072024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.1548 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1512 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

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

Botswana ranks 68th and Maldives ranks 67th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1938 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0825 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1113 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.1625 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1563 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.1647 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1927 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.028 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.1509 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1615 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Botswana or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.1548 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1512 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Botswana and Maldives?
0.0036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Maldives?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Maldives rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Botswana ranks 68th and Maldives ranks 67th 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 $.