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
0.20.40.60.8197019972024

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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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$.