China vs IDA & IBRD total: Carbon intensity of GDP
China
0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total
0.2677 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
China rank
13th
IDA & IBRD total rank
13th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- China
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
China currently reports 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2677 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 0.123 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th of 191 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9979 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.408 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5899 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.7084 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.358 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3504 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.5485 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3191 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2294 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.4155 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2788 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1367 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, China or IDA & IBRD total?
- China, at 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2677 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between China and IDA & IBRD total?
- 0.123 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- China ranks 13th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th 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 $.