Euro area vs Zimbabwe: Carbon intensity of GDP

Euro area
0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Euro area rank
47th
Zimbabwe rank
44th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Euro area
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.4024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.8 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5031 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1980s 0.4024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8712 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4689 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1990s 0.3221 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9321 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.61 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.2669 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4916 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.2098 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4374 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0.1586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3639 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Euro area or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Euro area and Zimbabwe?
0.4024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Zimbabwe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Zimbabwe rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Euro area ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 47 groups.
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$.