What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Congo and India?

0.0138 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?

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.

Congo vs India: Carbon intensity of GDP

Congo

0.217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

India

0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Congo rank

34th

India rank

31st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Congo
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0138 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 34th and India ranks 31st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1962 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2000s	0.1478 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2010s	0.1361 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1349 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2020s	0.2083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.026 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Congo or India?: India, at 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Congo and India?: 0.0138 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and India rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Congo ranks 34th and India ranks 31st 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 $.