Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP

Congo
0.217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Congo rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
35th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Congo
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
00.050.10.150.2199020072024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.082 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Congo ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1608 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0258 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 0.1478 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0109 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 0.1361 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1497 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0136 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 0.2083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1376 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0707 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Congo or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Congo, at 0.217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.082 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Congo ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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

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 $.