Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
21st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
0.20.30.40.50.6199020072024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0819 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5718 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2669 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3049 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 0.4089 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3175 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0914 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 0.2885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3407 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0522 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.2285 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0708 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
0.0819 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st 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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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 $.