Finland vs Uruguay: Carbon intensity of GDP

Finland
0.1228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Finland rank
171st
Uruguay rank
168th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Finland
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Finland, a difference of 0.0122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 171st and Uruguay ranks 168th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5104 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2739 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2365 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Finland
1980s 0.3892 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1805 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2087 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Finland
1990s 0.3767 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1605 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2161 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Finland
2000s 0.2946 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.158 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1366 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Finland
2010s 0.2141 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1282 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0858 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Finland
2020s 0.1426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1331 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0095 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Finland or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Finland and Uruguay?
0.0122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Uruguay?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Finland and Uruguay rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Finland ranks 171st and Uruguay ranks 168th 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$.