What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Sweden and Uganda?

0.0002 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uganda?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Sweden vs Uganda: Carbon intensity of GDP

Sweden

0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Uganda

0.0573 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Sweden rank

174th

Uganda rank

172nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Sweden
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0573 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0002 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

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

Sweden ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 172nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1723 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0396 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1327 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Sweden
2000s	0.1184 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0451 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0733 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.0779 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0569 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0211 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.059 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0609 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0019 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Sweden or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.0573 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Sweden and Uganda?: 0.0002 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uganda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Uganda rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Sweden ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 172nd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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 $.