India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0872 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2491 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0821 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2000s | 0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0759 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2010s | 0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1675 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1035 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2020s | 0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1506 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0838 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- India, at 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0872 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- India ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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 $.