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

0.0041 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.

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

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 Vanuatu: Carbon intensity of GDP

India

0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Vanuatu

0.2267 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

India rank

31st

Vanuatu rank

33rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

India
Vanuatu

How they compare

India currently reports 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2267 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0041 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 Vanuatu ranks 33rd of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2256 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2000s	0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1385 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1528 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2010s	0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	India
2020s	0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.237 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0026 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, India or Vanuatu?: India, at 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2267 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between India and Vanuatu?: 0.0041 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vanuatu?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do India and Vanuatu rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: India ranks 31st and Vanuatu 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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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 $.