Afghanistan vs Qatar: Carbon intensity of GDP

Afghanistan
0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
28th
Qatar rank
27th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Qatar ranks 27th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8057 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6053 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Qatar
2010s 0.5211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6749 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1539 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 0.7178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.729 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0112 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Afghanistan or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.7586 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 Qatar?
0.0027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Qatar?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Qatar ranks 27th 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$.