Equatorial Guinea vs European Union: Carbon intensity of GDP

Equatorial Guinea
0.5213 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
European Union
0.1567 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
48th
European Union rank
46th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • European Union
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.5213 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1567 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in European Union, a difference of 0.3646 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 3.3 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th and European Union ranks 46th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and European Union in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea European Union Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3698 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4019 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0321 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP European Union
1990s 1.53 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3711 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.6515 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.295 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3565 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.4327 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2298 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.5166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1744 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3421 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or European Union?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.5213 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1567 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and European Union?
0.3646 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and European Union?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and European Union rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th and European Union ranks 46th 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$.