Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Vanuatu: Carbon intensity of GDP

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.135 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.2267 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
35th
Vanuatu rank
33rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
0.10.150.20.25199020072024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.2267 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 0.0917 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1608 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0551 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 0.1587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1385 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0202 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 0.1497 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0212 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 0.1376 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.237 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0993 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.2267 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 Vanuatu?
0.0917 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 33rd 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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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

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 $.