China vs Qatar: Carbon intensity of GDP
China
0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
China rank
13th
Qatar rank
10th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- China
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0345 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 10th of 191 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9979 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5492 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4487 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.7084 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2568 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.5485 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3783 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1702 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.4155 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4086 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0069 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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.4252 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 Qatar?
- 0.0345 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- China ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 10th 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 $.