Afghanistan vs Algeria: Carbon intensity of GDP

Afghanistan
0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Algeria
0.8353 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
28th
Algeria rank
25th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.8353 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Algeria ranks 25th of 199 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Algeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5491 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Algeria
2010s 0.5211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3103 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Algeria
2020s 0.7178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.888 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1702 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Afghanistan or Algeria?
Algeria, at 0.8353 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Afghanistan and Algeria?
0.0794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Algeria ranks 25th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.