Ethiopia vs Uganda: Carbon intensity of GDP

Ethiopia
0.166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uganda
0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
144th
Uganda rank
142nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
0.10.150.20.250.3197019972024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 144th and Uganda ranks 142nd of 199 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1386 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1155 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.1986 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1156 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.083 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.2459 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1318 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1141 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.2088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1661 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0427 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.1833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1778 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0055 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Ethiopia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Ethiopia and Uganda?
0.0014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 144th and Uganda ranks 142nd 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$.