Egypt vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Carbon intensity of GDP

Egypt
0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
39th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
36th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2986 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 39th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3931 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3561 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
1980s 0.7865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3749 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4116 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
1990s 0.7651 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3825 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3826 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
2000s 0.7793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3788 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4005 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
2010s 0.7203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3656 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
2020s 0.5946 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3142 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2804 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Egypt or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Egypt, at 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Egypt and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.2986 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Egypt ranks 39th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th 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$.