Chile vs Colombia: Carbon intensity of GDP
Chile
0.2694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Colombia
0.2619 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Chile rank
110th
Colombia rank
112th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.2694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2619 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Colombia, a difference of 0.0075 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 110th and Colombia ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7078 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5194 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1884 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4685 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0025 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.4224 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.433 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0107 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.3714 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3337 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0377 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.3568 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2871 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0697 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.3099 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2663 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0435 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 0.2694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2619 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Chile and Colombia?
- 0.0075 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Chile ranks 110th and Colombia ranks 112th 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$.