Afghanistan vs IDA only: Carbon intensity of GDP

Afghanistan
0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
IDA only
0.3524 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
28th
IDA only rank
30th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • IDA only
0.20.40.60.8197019972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3524 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in IDA only, a difference of 0.4035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.1 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA only ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and IDA only ranks 30th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and IDA only in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan IDA only Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3819 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1815 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP IDA only
2010s 0.5211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3752 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1458 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.7178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3385 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 IDA only?
Afghanistan, at 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3524 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Afghanistan and IDA only?
0.4035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA only?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and IDA only rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and IDA only ranks 30th 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$.