Brunei vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Carbon intensity of GDP

Brunei
0.6847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brunei rank
34th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
36th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Brunei
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.20.40.60.8197019972024

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.6847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3785 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Brunei's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Brunei ranks 34th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2563 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3875 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1312 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.3155 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3749 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.4843 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3825 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1018 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brunei
2000s 0.5351 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3788 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1563 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brunei
2010s 0.5934 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brunei
2020s 0.7332 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3142 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.419 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Brunei or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Brunei, at 0.6847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Brunei and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.3785 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Brunei ranks 34th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th 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$.