Argentina vs Yemen: Carbon intensity of GDP

Argentina
0.314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Yemen
0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2018
Argentina rank
90th
Yemen rank
87th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Argentina
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Argentina, a difference of 0.012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 90th and Yemen ranks 87th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3382 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0043 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Argentina
2000s 0.3504 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4224 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0719 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Yemen
2010s 0.3249 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.378 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0532 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Argentina or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Argentina and Yemen?
0.012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Yemen?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Yemen rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Argentina ranks 90th and Yemen ranks 87th 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$.