Middle income vs South Africa: Carbon intensity of GDP
Middle income
0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Middle income rank
10th
South Africa rank
8th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.2335 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 47 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3805 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.7027 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3223 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3561 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.6656 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3095 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3265 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5772 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2835 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5188 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2353 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Middle income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2722 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Middle income and South Africa?
- 0.2335 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and South Africa rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Middle income ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th 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 $.