China vs Low & middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
China
0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
China rank
13th
Low & middle income rank
12th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1214 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and Low & middle income ranks 12th of 191 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9979 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3748 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.6231 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.7084 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3576 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.5485 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3222 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2263 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.4155 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2803 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1352 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 Low & middle income?
- China, at 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between China and Low & middle income?
- 0.1214 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- China ranks 13th and Low & middle income ranks 12th 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 $.