Ethiopia vs Ireland: Carbon intensity of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Ireland
0.0508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
179th
Ireland rank
178th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ireland
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 179th and Ireland ranks 178th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0607 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.273 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2123 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.0751 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1828 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1077 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.0638 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1126 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0488 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0574 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0014 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Ethiopia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.0508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Ethiopia and Ireland?
0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Ireland rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 179th and Ireland ranks 178th 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 $.