Lesotho vs Maldives: Carbon intensity of GDP

Lesotho
0.1587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives
0.1548 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
64th
Maldives rank
67th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Maldives
0.050.10.150.20.250.3199020072024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1548 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Lesotho ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 67th of 191 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0384 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0825 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0441 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.0945 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1563 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0619 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.105 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1927 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0877 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.1497 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1615 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0118 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Lesotho or Maldives?
Lesotho, at 0.1587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1548 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Lesotho and Maldives?
0.0039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 67th 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

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 $.