Guinea-Bissau vs Uganda: Carbon intensity of GDP

Guinea-Bissau
0.0572 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Uganda
0.0573 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
173rd
Uganda rank
172nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Uganda
0.040.060.080.1199020072024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0573 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0572 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd and Uganda ranks 172nd of 191 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0939 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0396 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0543 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.0938 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0451 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0487 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.085 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0569 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0281 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0609 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0012 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.0573 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0572 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Uganda?
0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Uganda rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd and Uganda ranks 172nd 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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About this data

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 $.