East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Palau: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 4.48 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 4.13 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Palau's figure about 12.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6185 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 8.2 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 7.58 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.5415 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 5.39 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 4.85 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.4558 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 5.25 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 4.8 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.366 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 4.51 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 4.15 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Palau?
- Palau, at 4.48 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Palau?
- 4.13 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Palau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Palau rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- 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 $.