What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Cyprus and Greece?

0.008 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?

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.

Cyprus vs Greece: Carbon intensity of GDP

Cyprus

0.1427 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Greece

0.1347 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Cyprus rank

83rd

Greece rank

86th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Cyprus
Greece

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.1427 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1347 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Greece, a difference of 0.008 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 83rd and Greece ranks 86th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3029 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2811 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Cyprus
2000s	0.2612 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.014 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Cyprus
2010s	0.2071 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2071 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Greece
2020s	0.1539 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1457 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Cyprus or Greece?: Cyprus, at 0.1427 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1347 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Cyprus and Greece?: 0.008 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Cyprus ranks 83rd and Greece ranks 86th 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 $.