Ecuador vs Nepal: Carbon intensity of GDP

Ecuador
0.4413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nepal
0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ecuador rank
60th
Nepal rank
59th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

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

Ecuador ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 59th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3126 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0906 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2221 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ecuador
1980s 0.4109 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1196 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2913 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ecuador
1990s 0.4413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1858 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ecuador
2000s 0.4564 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2072 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ecuador
2010s 0.4402 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3591 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.081 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ecuador
2020s 0.4118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4944 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0826 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Ecuador or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Ecuador and Nepal?
0.0129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nepal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Nepal rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Ecuador ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 59th 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$.