Estonia vs Low income: Carbon intensity of GDP

Estonia
0.1884 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Low income
0.0825 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Estonia rank
50th
Low income rank
47th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Estonia
  • Low income
00.250.50.7511.2199020072024

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.1884 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0825 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.1059 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Estonia's figure about 2.3 times Low income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 50th and Low income ranks 47th of 191 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 1.02 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1262 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.8981 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Estonia
2000s 0.5163 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1191 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3972 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Estonia
2010s 0.4546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1042 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3504 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Estonia
2020s 0.2184 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0951 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1233 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Estonia or Low income?
Estonia, at 0.1884 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0825 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Estonia and Low income?
0.1059 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Low income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Low income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Estonia ranks 50th and Low income ranks 47th 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 $.