South Africa vs Upper middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
South Africa
0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
5th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- South Africa
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 191 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7027 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4258 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.277 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.6656 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.403 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2626 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5772 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3699 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2073 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5188 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.319 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1999 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, South Africa or Upper middle income?
- South Africa, at 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 0.2003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- South Africa ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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 $.