Lower middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1068 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2525 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2669 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0144 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.2271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3175 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0905 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.207 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3407 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1337 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1112 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Lower middle income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1068 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st 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 $.