Bhutan vs Euro area: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bhutan
0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Euro area
0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
45th
Euro area rank
47th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • Euro area
0.20.40.6197019972024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.3979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.8 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Euro area ahead.

Bhutan ranks 45th and Euro area ranks 47th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Euro area in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Euro area Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2991 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2097 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Euro area
1980s 0.3166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0858 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Euro area
1990s 0.4904 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3221 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1683 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 0.5024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2669 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2355 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.6015 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2098 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3917 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 0.5812 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4226 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bhutan or Euro area?
Bhutan, at 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bhutan and Euro area?
0.3979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Euro area?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Euro area rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 45th and Euro area ranks 47th 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$.