India vs OECD members: Carbon intensity of GDP
India
0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
OECD members
0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
India rank
31st
OECD members rank
29th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- India
- OECD members
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.0836 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 29th of 191 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0256 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2000s | 0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0367 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2010s | 0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2032 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0678 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2020s | 0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1585 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0759 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, India or OECD members?
- India, at 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between India and OECD members?
- 0.0836 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and OECD members rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- India ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 29th 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
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 $.