China vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- China
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
China currently reports 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 55 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.86 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3944 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 3.47 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 2.89 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3822 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 2.51 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 1.81 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3868 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.43 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 1.29 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3799 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9075 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.9968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3554 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6414 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.7551 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4385 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, China or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- China, at 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.3979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- China ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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$.