Europe & Central Asia vs India: Carbon intensity of GDP
Europe & Central Asia
0.1466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
India
0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
30th
India rank
31st
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0842 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 30th and India ranks 31st of 47 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0095 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2000s | 0.2437 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0476 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2010s | 0.1913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0797 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2020s | 0.157 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0774 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Europe & Central Asia or India?
- India, at 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and India?
- 0.0842 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and India rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 30th and India ranks 31st 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 $.