Canada vs India: Carbon intensity of GDP
Canada
0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
India
0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Canada rank
28th
India rank
31st
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.0127 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 28th and India ranks 31st of 191 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3906 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0594 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3426 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0513 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2953 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0243 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2528 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0184 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Canada and India?
- 0.0127 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Canada ranks 28th and India ranks 31st 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 $.