What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Gambia and Sweden?

0.0012 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sweden?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Gambia vs Sweden: Carbon intensity of GDP

Gambia

0.0583 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Sweden

0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Gambia rank

171st

Sweden rank

174th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Gambia
Sweden

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0583 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0012 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Gambia ranks 171st and Sweden ranks 174th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0476 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1723 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1247 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Sweden
2000s	0.0776 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1184 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0408 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.0843 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0779 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0064 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Gambia
2020s	0.0624 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.059 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0034 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Gambia or Sweden?: Gambia, at 0.0583 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Gambia and Sweden?: 0.0012 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sweden?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Gambia ranks 171st and Sweden ranks 174th 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: 03 September 2026

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 $.