Dominican Republic vs Ghana: Carbon intensity of GDP

Dominican Republic
0.3266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana
0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
86th
Ghana rank
88th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.3266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 88th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4678 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2568 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Dominican Republic
1980s 0.4242 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2411 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1831 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Dominican Republic
1990s 0.4606 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.262 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Dominican Republic
2000s 0.469 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.164 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Dominican Republic
2010s 0.3382 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3172 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Dominican Republic
2020s 0.3268 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.347 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0202 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Dominican Republic or Ghana?
Dominican Republic, at 0.3266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Dominican Republic and Ghana?
0.0035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Ghana rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Dominican Republic ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 88th 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

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$.