Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0737 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Samoa ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1608 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0273 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2096 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0509 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1497 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2315 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0818 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1376 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2257 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 0.0737 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Samoa ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- 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 $.