What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between China and Iraq?

0.0167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iraq?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

China vs Iraq: Carbon intensity of GDP

China

0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Iraq

0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

China rank

13th

Iraq rank

11th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

China
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 13th and Iraq ranks 11th of 191 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.9979 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.6798 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3181 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	China
2000s	0.7084 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3098 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3986 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	China
2010s	0.5485 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2933 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2552 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	China
2020s	0.4155 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3758 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0397 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 Iraq?: Iraq, at 0.4074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between China and Iraq?: 0.0167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iraq?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Iraq rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: China ranks 13th and Iraq ranks 11th 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: 03 September 2026

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 $.