Gabon vs Korea: Carbon intensity of GDP

Gabon
0.3093 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Korea
0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gabon rank
92nd
Korea rank
93rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Gabon
  • Korea
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.3093 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Korea, a difference of 0.0026 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.

Gabon ranks 92nd and Korea ranks 93rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6162 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8778 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2616 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Korea
1980s 0.8365 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7518 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Gabon
1990s 0.6153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6315 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0162 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Korea
2000s 0.6109 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4965 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1144 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Gabon
2010s 0.4415 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4274 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0141 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Gabon
2020s 0.3378 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3331 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0047 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Gabon or Korea?
Gabon, at 0.3093 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Gabon and Korea?
0.0026 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Korea rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Gabon ranks 92nd and Korea ranks 93rd 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$.