Costa Rica vs Gambia: Carbon intensity of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0598 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Gambia
0.0583 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
169th
Gambia rank
171st
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0598 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0583 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.0015 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 169th and Gambia ranks 171st of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.102 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0476 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0544 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0954 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0776 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0178 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0843 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0053 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.0627 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0624 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Costa Rica or Gambia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0598 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0583 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 0.0015 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th and Gambia ranks 171st 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 $.