Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.227 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 0.092 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1608 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2299 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0692 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.1587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1904 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0317 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.1497 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0538 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.1376 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2416 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1039 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.227 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 Tonga?
- 0.092 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 32nd 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 $.