Afghanistan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Carbon intensity of GDP

Afghanistan
0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
0.3955 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
28th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
26th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
0.20.40.60.8197019972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3955 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.3604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.9 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Pre-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3864 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.186 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 0.5211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3531 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.168 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.7178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3951 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3228 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Afghanistan, at 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3955 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
0.3604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th 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$.