What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between India and Tonga?

0.0038 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tonga?

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.

India vs Tonga: Carbon intensity of GDP

India

0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Tonga

0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

India rank

31st

Tonga rank

32nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

India
Tonga

How they compare

India currently reports 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.0038 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

India ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 32nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2299 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1013 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2000s	0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1904 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1009 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2010s	0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0674 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2020s	0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2416 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0072 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, India or Tonga?: India, at 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between India and Tonga?: 0.0038 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tonga?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do India and Tonga rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: India ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 32nd 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 $.