Chile vs Malawi: Carbon intensity of GDP

Chile
0.1301 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.1355 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Chile rank
88th
Malawi rank
85th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Chile
  • Malawi
00.050.10.150.20.25199020072024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1355 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1301 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Chile, a difference of 0.0054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 88th and Malawi ranks 85th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.204 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1843 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0196 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Chile
2000s 0.1794 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2228 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.1723 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1967 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.1497 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1553 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Chile or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.1355 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1301 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Chile and Malawi?
0.0054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malawi?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chile and Malawi rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Chile ranks 88th and Malawi ranks 85th 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 $.