Brazil vs Guatemala: Carbon intensity of GDP

Brazil
0.2423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Guatemala
0.2425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brazil rank
120th
Guatemala rank
119th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.2425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 120th and Guatemala ranks 119th of 199 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 0.284 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1896 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0944 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brazil
1980s 0.2458 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1653 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0805 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brazil
1990s 0.2678 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2036 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0642 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brazil
2000s 0.2719 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2601 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brazil
2010s 0.2734 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2531 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brazil
2020s 0.2537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2511 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0026 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Brazil or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 0.2425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Brazil and Guatemala?
0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guatemala?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Guatemala rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Brazil ranks 120th and Guatemala ranks 119th 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$.