China vs Sudan: Carbon intensity of GDP

China
0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sudan
0.7494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
China rank
32nd
Sudan rank
30th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • China
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.7494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0394 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

China ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 30th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 3.86 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2799 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 3.58 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP China
1980s 2.89 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2185 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.68 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP China
1990s 1.81 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.63 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP China
2000s 1.29 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.215 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP China
2010s 0.9968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3877 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6091 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.7551 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.552 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2031 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 Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.7494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between China and Sudan?
0.0394 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sudan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China and Sudan rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
China ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 30th 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$.