Latin America & Caribbean vs Samoa: Carbon intensity of GDP
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1336 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
37th
Samoa rank
36th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1336 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0751 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th 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 | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1635 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0246 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1607 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2096 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0489 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1505 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2315 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0811 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1375 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2257 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0882 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 or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1336 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?
- 0.0751 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th 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 $.