Estonia vs Malawi: Carbon intensity of GDP

Estonia
0.3865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.4012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Estonia rank
70th
Malawi rank
68th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Estonia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.4012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Estonia, a difference of 0.0147 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 68th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 2.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5458 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.56 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Estonia
2000s 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6598 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3994 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Estonia
2010s 0.9326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5824 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3502 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Estonia
2020s 0.448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4598 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0119 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Estonia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.4012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Estonia and Malawi?
0.0147 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malawi?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Malawi rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Estonia ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 68th 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$.