Afghanistan vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Carbon intensity of GDP

Afghanistan
0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Central Europe and the Baltics
0.3519 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
28th
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
31st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Central Europe and the Baltics
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3519 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 0.404 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.1 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 31st of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Central Europe and the Baltics in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Central Europe and the Baltics Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.808 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s 0.5211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5607 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0397 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s 0.7178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4044 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3134 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Afghanistan or Central Europe and the Baltics?
Afghanistan, at 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3519 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?
0.404 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 31st 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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About this data

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$.