Low & middle income vs Qatar: Carbon intensity of GDP
Low & middle income
0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
12th
Qatar rank
10th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Low & middle income
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1559 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3748 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5492 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1744 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.3508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1008 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.3222 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3783 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0561 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.2803 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4086 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1283 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Low & middle income or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Low & middle income and Qatar?
- 0.1559 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th 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 $.