Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico: Carbon intensity of GDP

Nicaragua
0.1083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Puerto Rico
0.109 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
116th
Puerto Rico rank
115th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Puerto Rico
00.050.10.150.2199020072024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.109 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0007 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 116th and Puerto Rico ranks 115th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1371 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1916 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0545 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Puerto Rico
2000s 0.1571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1375 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0197 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.1269 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0825 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0444 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.1089 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Nicaragua or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.109 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Nicaragua and Puerto Rico?
0.0007 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Puerto Rico?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Puerto Rico rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 116th and Puerto Rico ranks 115th 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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About this data

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 $.