Egypt vs Tunisia: Carbon intensity of GDP
Egypt
0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tunisia
0.6543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
39th
Tunisia rank
36th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.6543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.0495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 39th and Tunisia ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1079 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.7865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7885 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 0.7651 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8019 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0368 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 0.7793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6943 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.7203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.075 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.5946 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6454 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0508 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Egypt or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.6543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Egypt and Tunisia?
- 0.0495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 39th and Tunisia 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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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$.