East Asia & Pacific vs Palau: Carbon intensity of GDP
East Asia & Pacific
0.3104 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Palau
4.48 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
4th
Palau rank
1st
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 4.48 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3104 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 4.17 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Palau's figure about 14.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th 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 | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4381 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 8.2 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 7.76 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.4263 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 5.39 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 4.97 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.3911 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 5.25 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 4.86 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.3251 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 4.51 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 4.19 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 or Palau?
- Palau, at 4.48 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3104 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between East Asia & Pacific and Palau?
- 4.17 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Palau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Palau rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th 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 $.