Bhutan vs Mauritania: Carbon intensity of GDP
Bhutan
0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania
0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
45th
Mauritania rank
42nd
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0317 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2991 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1199 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.3166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0909 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.4904 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1544 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.5024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3756 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1268 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.6015 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4897 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.5812 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0327 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bhutan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bhutan and Mauritania?
- 0.0317 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mauritania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Mauritania rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 42nd 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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About this data
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$.