Qatar vs South Africa: Carbon intensity of GDP
Qatar
0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar rank
10th
South Africa rank
8th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Qatar
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0805 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 191 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5492 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.7027 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1536 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.6656 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.214 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3783 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5772 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1989 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4086 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.5188 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1102 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, Qatar or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Qatar and South Africa?
- 0.0805 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and South Africa rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th 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
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 $.