North America vs Seychelles: Carbon intensity of GDP

North America
0.1853 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Seychelles
0.2471 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
North America rank
24th
Seychelles rank
26th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • North America
  • Seychelles
0.20.40.60.8199020072024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.2471 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1853 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0618 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.3 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 24th and Seychelles ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4208 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2628 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.158 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP North America
2000s 0.3389 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.5249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.186 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Seychelles
2010s 0.2572 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3743 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1171 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.1976 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2594 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0618 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, North America or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.2471 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1853 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between North America and Seychelles?
0.0618 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Seychelles?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do North America and Seychelles rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
North America ranks 24th and Seychelles ranks 26th 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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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 $.